I am not voting for CHANGE

[nadine_mn]

I don't give a rats ass about "change" and that is not going to get my vote - ever. The fact that McCain is using that as a slogan is so laughable its sad. And Obama needs more than just that word, because we had a hell of lot of change with Bush.

Why? Because its a myth at best, a lie at worst.

Every campaign keeps stressing "change" - who said change is always good thing?

Last year at this time I had a job I loved, 2 relatively healthy grandparents and a reason to smile everyday.

Now I have been unemployed for almost a year, one grandparent has died, and one is in hospice. Change sucks sometimes. You bet I am having a pity party - you are all invited.

In 2006, Democrats won because they promised change - they were gonna shake things up, do something about the Iraq war, the criminals in office.... blah blah and you know what? Not a whole hell of a lot changed. And when the votes and opportunities came to deliver on that pledge - many backed down.

And a lot of times, change is complicated. Obama (or any Dem) isn't going to be able to gallop into Washington on a mighty steed and deliver on many of his campaign promises. Why? Because deep down people resist change, fear change, and if things are going well (ie people getting rich, people staying in power) they are going to fight as hard as hell to stop change.

I worked with domestic violence victims for many years, and one question is always asked - why do they stay? The answers vary - fear, love, economic, kids, religious beliefs etc. But 2 always surface: (1) "I can change" the abuser or "they promise to change" and (2) the unknown (living alone, making ends meet, starting over)=change, is scarier than the known.


So what am I voting for? Integrity... don't laugh - I believe it exists. Not honesty, because no one is honest all the time - we all lie - to ourselves, our loved ones, strangers, DMV - white lies, whoppers, lies of omission etc. And that's ok - I want to be lied to at times.

When I am driving and think I ran over a squirrel or rabbit and I ask my hubby - did I hit it? I don't care if there is fur on the windshield - his answer will always be "no" because he knows I don't want to hear the truth. When I get scared and ask if everything is going to ok - he says yes, even though it may not be. Its knowing when to the truth needs to be said - no matter how much it hurts, or how scary it is - and when it matters, that is what is important. For our leaders, truth matters not so much in their own private lives vs as telling the truth when its a matter of public policy. To Hillary as a wife - Bill had a duty to be honest. To us as a country, all he had to say was 'none of your damn business'. Bush had a duty not to lie to us about why we went to war - I could care less if he slips up and has a drink now and then, if it meant he was honest about Iraq.

To those who say Obama should fight dirty - I hear your anger and frustration, and yet I want Obama to rise above it - to stay true to his integrity. Our other Dems should step up and fight - why so quiet in the face of all this bull shit.

I admire Dennis Kucinich for pushing impeachment - no matter how much support (which is growing) he has or if other members of Congress mock him. Whenever Dennis whips out his pocket Constitution I smile and have faith - because he believes in it. I don't care how many times he has been married or any of that crap... he stands up for what he believes in - even if he is in the minority.

You know, if Palin stood by her first position - in support of the bridge to nowhere - I could respect that. Hey if that's what her constituents want - then by all means fight for it. I may not agree, but hell ok. But to say she was against it - and not even say, well after consideration I decided it was a bad idea, but to act as if you were never for it - that is what galls me. Its ok to think things over, to admit you were wrong - but to act like it never happened or to try to rewrite history - that disgusts me.

So enough of this change crap - just say what you mean and mean what you say. I may not always agree but I will respect you for it.

[firedupdem]

1. nice post n/t

[Stuart G]

2. Some of what is said here is true..

I can understand this, and why it was written.

[emcoffey3]

3. Well said.

I do agree that the "Change" thing is a slogan and little else. But, on the other hand, not changing is what scares me the most.

[hendo]

4. Excellent post nt

[aquart]

5. Uh, you just said you want your husband to lie to you.

But you wanted Bill Clinton to tell Hillary what he desperately didn't want her to know. Because she needed to know he'd been a fifty-year-old fool over a 21-year-old?

I don't want to hear about adultery, myself. I DO want to know if I've hit an animal. I can live with knowing what I've done. I don't need to spend all my time insisting others be truthful while I bathe in comforting lies pretending my own shit don't stink.

[nadine_mn]

6. yup I want my husband to lie all the time

excellent reading comprehension you have.


I said sometimes I want to be lied to - hell I want to be told my butt looks amazing no matter what.

If my husband has an affair I would want to know - esp if he had unprotected sex - that's the duty part.
Did I say my shit don't stink - I don't think so, nor did I say I never lie. I have made some huge mistakes and will make more I am sure.

Go home. Put on a funny hat. Do whatever it is morons do.

[crimsonblue]

7. I'm voting for Obama because he isn't reckless

Obama is cool, clear headed, and extremely intelligent. McCain is reckless, feckless, impulsive, and dangerous.

[ceejdre82]

8. Change for the good....

There are two kinds of Change....good change and bad
change....I agree with the above post about being afraid of no
Change right now.  If it stayed the same as it is right now,
the world will be even scarier.

[eshfemme]

9. I'm voting for the FUTURE.