[tsubaki]

The next election:
You Democrats are going to be very pleased with yourselves at the presidential election because the American public is so ignorant about who is running that they are going to vote for who they can remember their names of. You Republicans are going to be up in arms as to why the Democrats won. The truth of the matter is, the general public has no concept as to who should lead this country to prosperity and the Electoral College is as useful as the public vote.
It amazed me when Clinton won the election over Bush, however this was due (in no small part) to Dan Rather declaring Clinton the winner 2 hours before the polls closed. Thanks to the news media telling us how to think we can predict who, what, when, where and how the outcome will be.
Over hearing conversations from registered voters like “I won’t vote for Bush in this next election” or “I wish Arnold Schwarzenegger would run, cause I’d vote for him” drives me insane (neither are eligible). Our Mexican and Canadian neighbors most likely have more voting sense than our legal citizens.
This all began in our school system, actually much longer ago than that. The Social Security System has ramifications as to being un-American and rightly so (I for one hope to benefit from a small portion I have contributed, however very doubtful).
Amazingly the last election was not for the best or most qualified but against the most hurtful. This election shows even worst qualifications across the board.
Whatever your convictions are, stick to them. If your not sure, don’t pollute the decision with stupidity or popularity of the candidate.
We as a country have done amazingly well over our 230 plus years in existence. It would be a shame to go the way of the Dodo or USSR after all this struggle.