Suburban Goddess

The presidential race of 2008 is, to me, extremely interesting. Not because the two front runners in the Democratic party are a woman & bi-racial, but because the one person I agree with is looked upon as a raging liberal.

If my vote counted, I’d vote for Dennis Kucinich. Unfortunately, Dennis won’t stand a chance against the Clinton campaign juggernaut or the Obama sensation. He’s a throw-away vote. But honestly, I’d rather throw my vote away on something I believe in rather than vote for the lesser of two evils.

Has anyone else ever heard of this guy? I hadn’t. I stumbled across the Kucinich campaign on the Bill Maher show (back when I had cable). Before you raging Republicans slam me, let it be known that I also listen to some pretty right-wing Republican shows also. The way I see it, you need to know what all the parties are saying before you can sort through the bull$hit. And God knows there’s plenty of that on BOTH sides.

But I like what Dennis has to say. No war in Iraq. I’m good with that. No matter what our reasons were for being there, right or wrong, there comes a point when you have to own up to your mistakes and do the right thing. We have royally screwed up that entire region. Our continued presence there is doing nothing more than inciting a world riot… personally, I don’t think there’s a safe way out anymore. But I’m willing to take my chances on a guy who has world peace at the heart of his campaign. Can’t be any worse than the alternatives.

Universal healthcare for all Americans. Again, Dennis, you’re killing your own campaign here. Absolutely NO pharmaceutical or insurance company is going to contribute to you; are you CRAZY? Where will that multi-billion dollar industry find the way to fund their corporate retreats to Tahiti? I’m surprised he hasn’t mysteriously disappeared just for suggesting such a concept…

A better education system. Who are we kidding here? If you EDUCATE the general American public, they might open their eyes and see that the democracy they THINK they have is slowly being taken away… one Patriot Act at a time. I’m appalled at some of the salaries middle-management types make, while our teachers are making do with paltry wages and minimal support from our government. Why is it not socially acceptable to raise the bar where education is concerned? I’ve TAUGHT in inner-city schools… those children have just as much ambition, drive, and determination as any other students. What they don’t have is the funding, the discipline, and the support they need to succeed. So we continue to make excuses for the inner city & rural kids… I guess if we made the effort to educate them, there wouldn’t be anyone to work at McDonald’s or Wal-Mart.

Who am I kidding? They’ll always be someone to work at McDonald’s or Wal-Mart. That’s just natural selection.

And my favorite platform; jobs. Dennis wants to make it harder to farm work out overseas. What??? No more phone calls to India when my computer crashes? I understand the nature of capitalism, and I understand the reasoning behind sending jobs overseas. It’s economically feasible and sends more money to the bottom line. But who’s really benefiting from the bottom line, here? Are your drugs getting cheaper? Are your insurance premiums falling? How much does it take to fill up your tank?

I don’t consider myself a Democrat. But if I had to align myself at this point, I think I would be considered a raging liberal. And the redneck within me is stunned to come to that realization.

What is the world coming to?

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