Going political......

Okay, so everyone in this nation has an opinion, and in the "everything's relative" culture, no one's opinions are taken seriously. But I have a few with the disclaimer that I am certain of my principles....my feelings not so much. I am a conservative independent...which probably puts me outside of the right wing/republican standard. I am an observer by nature...I loved the Canturbury tales in high school because it was all about observing people. And I've been observing the people of America, and the people running America.
To the degree that I have, I've discovered a few things...

1. Many people are choosing a candidate not because they agree with their platform, their abilities, or their policy on this or that, but based on totally inane reasons. These have included popularity, race, media, sex, feelings,ability to relate to "our culture", and the list goes on and on. This is a dangerous thing, because if these are the basis for choosing our leaders, because they know all the lyrics to kanye's latest hit, or I really like her glasses, then we carelessly cast our vote as if we are voting for prom king instead of the head of our military and the leader of our nation. Where are the Americans who know what they believe and vote according to their conscience? Here is a bonus 2 cents....when you take the name "Christian" in reference to yourself, you automatically have aligned yourself with the Bible in values, and Christ in character. To say that you are a Christian and to "hate the things God loves, and love the things God hates" is to cast yourself as a hypocrite.


2. On the bailouts.....what does everyone expect will happen when debt by the consumer is encouraged and enabled to the degree that it has been. "Give them more credit...it's good for the economy." But the problem is...American's are broke. Out of credit, paying thousands of dollars of debt payments, and scraping along. Even if you guys bail out the companies that have made their fortunes (and mishandled them) on the backs of the debt of the American people, this will not fix the problem. Americans can no longer spend money we don't have. Raise our taxes to save Merrill-Lynch? Even less money. Where is the accountability for these companies and the people that run them? No one is bailing out the average American's debt....and I'm not saying they should. What needs to happen is an all over proactive stance from the government to get out of debt and stay that way...some sort of incentive for being debt free. Then we will have money to spend. And for the companies who hock themselves to the eyeballs???? Tax THEM!!