Rhonda's Ramblings

I feel like I have to write something about the election, since it is the main issue of the day.

I am currently watching election coverage, and it doesn’t make me cringe as much as I thought it would. Though I do love Dan Rather’s quaint little sayings that he always throws in.

I voted today, and proudly received my “I voted” sticker. Thankfully, I live in a small town and didn’t have to wait in line for hours.

I have to admit that I have not even followed the campaigns very much over the last few months. Frankly, because both the presidential candidates get on my nerves, and I didn’t really want to vote for either of them. It always feels like I’m choosing between the lesser of two evils. But, in the end, my Republican roots won out. And I’m surprising myself as I watch the projected results coming in. I really am pulling for Bush more than I would let myself admit before.

I don’t love some of the things Bush has done while in office. But, one thing about Bush, you know where he stands and that he will follow through, which to me shows integrity. Though I don’t always agree with the stands that he does take. And he does seem to be a bit arrogant. Though I guess that might be necessary to be “the leader of the free world”.

Also, in California, we had a bunch of propositions to vote on, from decisions on Indian Casinos to stem cell research. I did a bit of research on them. By research I mean reading the voter information guide and discussing them with Vanessa, and then recapping that for my mom.

:rant: While we are on the subject of politics, can I just ask a question? Why is abortion the ONLY issue for so many Christian Republicans? Now let me clarify that I hate abortion, and in no way support it. I think it is horrible and it is the killing of babies. But, there are so many other issues that politicians support that also are sin. Why do we choose to make abortion the main issue? Why must we tell people when they vote for a democratic candidate, “Way to vote for the killing of innocent babies.”? To those people who voted Republican, I could say “Way to vote for the killing of innocent Iraqis”. I just don’t see why it is the only issue that it comes down to in the end. If you agree with someone on every issue except his stance on abortion, you won’t vote for him. But if there is someone who is pro-life, but you don’t agree with him on a few other issues, then you still have to vote for him? I don’t know. I think that I have always voted pro-life, but I don’t think it is the only issue. There are so many other important issues that are important. :end rant:

I voted, and I am holding my head high, proud to be a part of this country, despite all of its problems. Proud to be able to participate in the electoral process, despite all of its problems. Proud to be an American! And cheesy.