4 November 2008
After a campaign season that seemed to last forever, here we are down to the last day. My mailbox will no longer be stuffed with campaign literature, me ears will no longer be assailed with negative TV ads when I could not grab my remote fast enough to mute them. Today, having voted by absentee ballot, I going to settle in with a good book and check the voting results from time to time. While I’m hopeful that Obama will be elected, I can’t help to wonder what we’ll face if McCain is elected. Sarah Palin as VP. is beyond my worst imaginations. To ease my mind, I just won’t go there.
I wouldn’t be surprised if this election will go on record for having the most negative advertising ever. I don’t have any respect for the people who create the ads with their half-truths and sometime outright lies. Does this kind of campaigning have to be a part of politics? For me these ads, mostly republican, have turned me against voting a republican ticket even though, for the most part, I’m an independent voter. This year, a vote for only one republican appeared on my ballot. Lets hope that if Obama is elected that he will truly reach across the aisle and work hand in hand with republicans to restore the U.S. status in the eyes of the world.
Before too long I will be dropping my shuckbush.com blog and moving forward to a blog of social commentary. I’ll let you know when the changeover is complete.
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