As the Republican National Convention winds to a close and we are all "Shocked and Awed" By the McCain machines' choice for Veep. The great, grand, Governor of the Largest state, Alaska Sarah Palin !! For some reason this choice feels a bit rushed. I mean honestly, The Great Governor has no sustainable track record for her state for the whopping 24 months she's been in office (Except for the Bridge to nowhere. "Selling" the Governor Jet or maybe the Whole Alaska Succession Movement her family was part of?) . This just reeks like a blatant attempt to grasp for the female vote, youth vote or even the Hilary vote. By watching John McCains' speech tonight (I DVR'd it), It seemed like I was watching a WWE match, after every word or phrase that John McCain said some protester would rile up and everyone would start chanting USA. The looks on the attendees faces saying our beloved Country's acronym seemed alien in a way. Like if they were a pit of vipers hissing. John McCains' speech wasn't momentous. I didn't feel moved it didn't give me hope, it didn't even show me that he can move our country in the right direction.
Now on onto another note. A few days ago, I was on my way home going Northbound on I-15 from Sandy and saw the most peculiar billboard for the Utah GOP. It had a picture of a Mother and her child and it said in huge words UTAH REPUBL
ICAN PARTY with the
ICAN as shown in the red. What the point of the billboard was I can live my life as I want with the GOP.
With the current state of our economy, Unemployment at it's highest, wages at their lowest, and not to mention the current debacle that is the War in Iraq. There is no fucking way the Republican party has the audacity to think they are on anyone's best interest. I am fully aware that I could not live in any bigger Red State than Utah. Its not considered a battleground state and probably will not be in my lifetime. But the brashness of this ad makes me think that either; A: they are not aware of our current situation and who and what events caused this us to be this way or B: they have no regard to the intelligence of the American citizens who have to see ads like this. I feel the Republican party in general, not just in the Good ol' State of Utah is not the party of the future, they are not the party with the possibility of change and prosperity.
Well there is my rant, If I offended you I'm not sorry. There are truths here and there are so-called spun truths that can possibly debunk what I say. Without a Doubt this is certain. . we should end the war in Iraq. . Rebuild our Economy. . Seek Alternative fuels for Energy. . and vote for someone that has the chance and position to do just that.
