Political Rantings

Ok, I've been given courage by my good friend Jenn. Like her, I worry about offending people with my political views. But it's my blog. Isn't that the point?

Basically, I'm scared. I'm scared that this election is in the hands of way too many uninformed voters...people who form their political views from "info" taken from The View, Saturday Night Live, Letterman, or their union newsletter....in my view, very biased and, often, incorrect sources. I'd like to consider myself very informed. I am a Fox News junkie. And for those of you who have heard that Fox is in the tank for the Republicans...very Right Wing....you're wrong. They are very balanced...often presenting more liberal viewpoint than conservative. They question everyone equally.

I consider myself to be an Independent, but I am a Conservative. I believe in traditional values and small government. I am not in love with McCain. But, as opposed to those "Bush Haters" who are voting against McCain, I find myself voting against Obama. Here are my reasons....

He supports late-term and live-birth abortions. I am pro-life....but I also see the cause for concern in banning abortions altogether. But none of the valid points for abortion (rape, incest, etc) apply to late-term and live-birth abortions. None. To me, it's murder.

He supports sex ed in young children. We can debate all day at what age he feels it's acceptable, but to me, that's the job of parents, not government.

The economy. First of all, the blame for this crisis does NOT lay solely at the feet of Bush. The Democratic Congress pushed for loosening restrictions on loans, so that they could put low-income and minorities into homes. That's great....except that if you can't afford a home....you can't afford a home. And then our greedy society crazy....everyone bought bigger and better. Whether they could afford it or not. Zero down...no problem. Adjustable mortgage rate after 5 years that you could never dream of affording...no problem. Of course the housing bubble was gonna burst! Duh. That's what bubbles do. Anyway, so now we're paying for our greed. The greed of us, the consumers, and the greed of the financial institutions that let it happen.

Obama says lets blame the rich and tax the heck out of them...they can afford it! Spread the wealth! Sounds great, as we don't come close to his $250k cutoff (of course, it also sounds a bit like socialism). But nearly every expert I've heard on the topic says raising taxes in this economy will kill us. Small business won't be able to expand or hire new employees. And big business? How does every business cover increased costs? They raise prices! So, essentially, the taxes that Obama levies on business, really get paid by us, the ones paying for products and services.

I have more thoughts, really. I haven't even touched the fact that I don't trust him or his friends. But, I've got too much to do to rant anymore. If you don't agree with me, please don't vent out on me. But if I've raised any questions in your mind, please, please, please....do your own research (with reliable sources) so that you can vote informed.

And thanks, Jenn, for the courage to speak my heart. :)