Political frustrations

[smatterings]

This may be a bit of a rant; thanks for putting up with me.

First: Obama/Biden will win. This is now clear beyond any real doubt, unless we see a very widespread incidence of the "young people don't vote phenomenon".

I think an Obama win is a good thing for the following reasons:
1. Obama is black. I'm excited about having a black president. One glass

Comments

[humanistj]

Not all Republicans are ignorant racists. It's just that all ignorant racists are Republicans. :)

All joking aside, I think the last eight years have made many people that are left of center very bitter and they are out for blood this time around. I actually feel sorry for McCain. I like the McCain of 2000. The one who stood up to the religious right and was a champion of campaign finance reform. I was actually very relieved when he won the nomination; however, this time around we get the McCain who sings about bombing Iran and wants to appoints radical right judges to the Supreme Court.

I think what you are mostly witnessing this time around is Liberal backlash. one of the reasons I stopped coming to DL so much was that I would hear nothing but the same talking points from the same political websites every time I came out. Every now and then I'd get stuck between people who obviously had no respect for anybody who would disagree with them in the slightest bit. Nothing's worse than being stuck in a political echo chamber.

What I really miss though is a civil exchange of ideas from people of different views. Unfortunately, 9/11 changed everything as the right-wingers like to say. I have quite a few family members who do more for the Republican party than I will ever do for any political organization. I'm talking about the Republican base. I used to be able to talk politics with them, but now I'm suddenly a terrorist if I disagree with them on anything ranging from the War on Iraq to Gay Marriage. And I'm not kidding here.

I will say that most Republicans have brought most of this on themselves. The base of their party has done their best to run out the most rational and decent members of their party. Even the conservative intellectuals are having a hard time because they don't seem to like Palin.

Speaking of Palin, she's a good example for why so many on the left think Republicans are stupid. Not only does she have least amount of experience of all the candidates, but she doesn't seem to bright either. I think the problem isn't so much that people think Republicans are stupid. I think the problem is that Republicans think the American people are stupid.