I vote for more rain

Two things have dominated the headlines the past few days......elections and rain. There's been a lot of both. I swear I've seen more political ads this year than most years. Of course, I probably would've said that two years ago as well. Fact of the matter is, every time the elections come around, it's always the "most critical" election ever, and both sides "need your votes now more than ever." I don't see how we plan to get anything done ever when we flip flop who's in office and who is running the country every few years. This two party system is so outdated, it's ridiculous. A majority of people don't give any thought to who is on the other side just because there's an (R) or a (D) behind their name. News flash.....not all republicans are baby killers and not all democrats are tree hugging hippies. It's absurd. Furthermore, if a republican has all these ideas for fixing the economy, strengthening schools and what not, he can be completely derailed if he simply believes that a woman has the right to seek an abortion. Republicans everywhere would be outraged. I think it's absolutely appalling that the direction this country will take can hinge on something like same sex marriage or abortion. That's not to say that those aren't important issues.....but really, aren't things like international policy, education and homeland security just a little more important when picking the leaders of our country?


And if President Bush is so unpopular, how'd he win two consecutive elections? That's the part that really confuses me. If 75% of the country hates the man, why did 50% vote for him? Strange don't you think? Either the pollsters are asking the wrong people their opinion on Dubya, or the people that claim to hate him so much don't hate him enough to cast a vote in the opposite direction.

One day hopefully, we'll be able to get away from this Republican/Democrat crap and have open dialogues between candidates who aren't told how they should respond to every question because of the letter in parentheses behind their name.