The Debate

I like millions of Americans, watched the first debate between Barack Obama and John McCain last night. I knew that foreign policy was McCain's strong suit, but I knew Obama could hold his own.

And I was right.

I admittedly think that the debate was fairly even, and that both stated their positions and plans quite well. But I believe that with Barack's confidence, his knowledge on everything thrown at him, and his ability to refrain from resorting to the half truths and boldfaced lies that John McCain resorted to repeatedly, he definitely came out on top. I'm not the only one that thinks so either, with CNN stating immediately afterward that around 39% of undecided voters believing that Barack Obama won the debate, as compared to roughly 24% for John McCain, and 37% saying it was a tie.

Time magazine issued an article online grading the two on their performance. I thought it really hit the mark.

They gave John McCain : B-
And they gave Barack Obama: A-

One thing that stood out to me, was how often John McCain said that Barack Obama doesn't understand. The simple fact is that it's not that Barack doesn't understand, its that he doesn't agree with the failed policies of Bush, and the policies that John McCain favors.

Another thing I loved, was when McCain attacked Obama over cutting costs, saying that he would consider a spending freeze on everything but our veterans, the military, and certain entitlement programs. Barack responded with the genius line of, "The problem with that, is that John is trying to solve a problem with a hatchet, where you need a scalpel."

Overall the debate started a little slow, but it gathered some steam as time went on. I'm looking forward to next thursday's debate between Biden and Palin.

Update: Obama Stuff still hasn't arrived. I ordered it from democraticstuff.com if you plan to buy something political, I wouldn't recommend it be from them. They have a great selection, but the amount of time its taken for the order to get to me is downright ridiculous.

I'm a little confused.

I read this and found it interesting....


I'm a little confused.
Let me see if I have this straight.....

If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're "exotic, different."

Grow up in Alaska eating mooseburgers, a quintessential American story.

If your name is Barack you're a radical, unpatriotic Muslim.
Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're a maverick.

Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.
Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're well grounded.

If you spend 3 years as a brilliant community organizer, become the first black President of the Harvard Law Review, create a voter registration drive that registers 150,000 new voters spend 12 years as a Constitutional Law professor, spend 8 years as a State Senator representing a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of the state Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend 4 years in the United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people while sponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment and Public Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any real leadership experience.

If your total resume is: local weather girl, 4 years on the city council and 6 years as the mayor of a town with less than 7,000 people,20 months as the governor of a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become the country's second highest ranking executive.

If you have been married to the same woman for 19 years while raising 2 beautiful daughters, all within protestant churches, you're not a real Christian .

If you cheated on your first wife with a rich heiress, and left your disfigured wife and married the heiress the next month, you're a Christian.

If you teach responsible, age appropriate sex education including the proper use of birth control, you are eroding the fiber of society.

If , while governor, you staunchly advocate abstinence only, with no other option in sex education in your state's school system while your unwed teen daughter ends up pregnant , you're very responsible.

If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in a prestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner city community, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's values don't represent America's.

If you're husband is nicknamed "First Dude", with at least one DWI conviction and no college education, who didn't register to vote until age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated the secession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.


OK, much clearer now. It's as clear as mud.

Funny Political Pics

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Why I Won’t Vote for John McCain--From a Fellow POW | The LA Progressive

I love this article.


Why I Won’t Vote for John McCain--From a Fellow POW | The LA Progressive: "Why I Won’t Vote for John McCain

August 25, 2008

Phillip Butler, PhD –

John McCain is a long-time acquaintance of mine that goes way back to our time together at the U.S. Naval Academy and as Prisoners of War in Vietnam. He is a man I respect and admire in some ways. But there are a number of reasons why I won’t vote for him for President of the United States.

When I was a Plebe (4th classman, or freshman) at the Naval Academy in 1957-58, I was assigned to the 17th Company for my four years there. In those days we had about 3,600 midshipmen spread among 24 companies, thus about 150 midshipmen to a company. As fortune would have it, John, a First Classman (senior), and his roommate lived directly across the hall from me and my two roommates. Believe me when I say that back then I would never in a million or more years have dreamed that the crazy guy across the hall would someday be a senator and candidate for president!

John was a wild man. He was funny, with a quick wit, and he was intelligent. But he was intent on breaking every USNA regulation in our 4-inch thick USNA Regulations book. And I believe he must have come as close to his goal as any midshipman who ever attended the Academy. I could tell many midshipman stories about John that year and he unbelievably managed to graduate though he spent the majority of his first class year on restriction for the stuff he did get caught doing. In fact, he barely managed to graduate, standing fifth from the bottom of his 800-man graduating class. I and many others have speculated that the main reason he did graduate was because his father was an admiral, and also his grandfather, both U.S. Naval Academy graduates.

People often ask if I was a Prisoner of War with John McCain. My answer is always “No, John McCain was a POW with me.” The reason is I was there for 8 years and John got there 2 ½ years later, so he was a POW for 5 ½ years. And we have our own seniority system, based on time as a POW.

John’s treatment as a POW:

1) Was he tortured for 5 years? No. He was subjected to torture and maltreatment during his first 2 years, from September of 1967 to September of 1969. After September 1969, the Vietnamese stopped the torture and gave us increased food and rudimentary health care. Several hundred of us were captured much earlier. I got there April 20, 1965, so my bad treatment period lasted 4 1/2 years. President Ho Chi Minh died on September 9, 1969, and the new regime that replaced him and his policies was more pragmatic. They realized we were worth a lot as bargaining chips if we were alive. And they were right because eventually Americans gave up on the war and agreed to trade our POWs for their country. A damn good trade in my opinion! But my point here is that John allows the media to make him out to be THE hero POW, which he knows is absolutely not true, to further his political goals.

2) John was badly injured when he was shot down. Both arms were broken and he had other wounds from his ejection. Unfortunately, this was often the case; new POW’s arriving with broken bones and serious combat injuries. Many died from their wounds. Medical care was nonexistent to rudimentary. Relief from pain was almost never given and often the wounds were used as an available way to torture the POW. Because John’s father was the Naval Commander in the Pacific theater, he was exploited with TV interviews while wounded. These film clips have now been widely seen. But it must be known that many POW’s suffered similarly, not just John. And many were similarly exploited for political propaganda.

3) John was offered, and refused, “early release.” Many of us were given this offer. It meant speaking out against your country and lying about your treatment to the press. You had to “admit” that the U.S. was criminal and that our treatment was “lenient and humane.” So I, like numerous others, refused the offer. This was obviously something none of us could accept. Besides, we were bound by our service regulations, Geneva Conventions, and loyalties to refuse early release until all the POW’s were released, with the sick and wounded going first.

4) John was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart for heroism and wounds in combat. This heroism has been played up in the press and in his various political campaigns. But it should be known that there were approximately 660 military POW’s in Vietnam. Among all of us, decorations awarded have recently been totaled as follows: Medals of Honor – 8, Service Crosses – 42, Silver Stars – 590, Bronze Stars – 958 and Purple Hearts – 1,249. John certainly performed courageously and well. But it must be remembered that he was one hero among many - not uniquely so as his campaigns would have people believe. Among the POWs John wasn’t special. He was just one of the guys.

John McCain served his time as a POW with great courage, loyalty, and tenacity. More that 600 of us did the same. After our repatriation a census showed that 95% of us had been tortured at least once. The Vietnamese were quite democratic about it. There were many heroes in North Vietnam. I saw heroism every day there. And we motivated each other to endure and succeed far beyond what any of us thought we had in ourselves. Succeeding as a POW is a group sport, not an individual one. We all supported and encouraged each other to survive and succeed. John knows that. He was not an individual POW hero. He was a POW who surmounted the odds with the help of many comrades, as all of us did.

I furthermore believe that having been a POW is no special qualification for being President of the United States. The two jobs are not the same, and POW experience is not, in my opinion, something I would look for in a presidential candidate.

Most of us who survived that experience are now in our late 60s and 70s. Sadly, we have died and are dying off at a greater rate than our non-POW contemporaries. We experienced injuries and malnutrition that are coming home to roost. So I believe John’s age (72) and survival expectation are not good for being elected to serve as our President for four or more years.

I can verify that John has an infamous reputation for being a hot head. He has a quick and explosive temper that many have experienced first hand. Folks, quite honestly that is not the finger I want next to that red button.

It is also disappointing to see him take on and support Bush’s war in Iraq, even stating we might be there for another 100 years. For me, John represents the entrenched and bankrupt policies of Washington-as-usual. The past 7 years have proven to be disastrous for our country. And I believe John’s views on war, foreign policy, economics, environment, health care, education, national infrastructure and other important areas are much the same as those of the Bush administration.

I’m disappointed to see John represent himself politically in ways that are not accurate. He is not a moderate or maverick Republican. On some issues he is a maverick. But his voting record is far to the right. I fear for his nominations to our Supreme Court, and the consequent continuing loss of individual freedoms, especially regarding moral and religious issues. John is not a religious person, but he has taken every opportunity to ally himself with some really obnoxious and crazy fundamentalist minister. I was also disappointed to see him cozy up to Bush because I know he dislikes that man. He disingenuously and famously put his arm around the guy, even after Bush had intensely disrespected him with lies and slander. So on these and many other instances, I don’t see that John is the “straight talk express” he markets himself to be.

Senator John Sidney McCain III is a remarkable man who has made enormous personal achievements. And he is a man that I am proud to call a fellow POW who “Returned With Honor.” That’s our POW motto. But since many of you keep asking what I think of him, I’ve decided to write it out. In short, I think John Sidney McCain III is a good man, but not someone I will vote for in the upcoming election to be our President of the United States.

by Phillip Butler, PhD

Doctor Phillip Butler is a 1961 graduate of the United States Naval Academy and a former light-attack carrier pilot. In 1965 he was shot down over North Vietnam where he spent eight years as a prisoner of war. He is a highly decorated combat veteran who was awarded two Silver Stars, two Legion of Merits, two Bronze Stars and two Purple Heart medals. After his repatriation in 1973 he earned a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California at San Diego and became a Navy Organizational Effectiveness consultant. He completed his Navy career in 1981 as a professor of management at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. He is now a peace and justice activist with Veterans for Peace.

Swing Vote

So you might have heard about the movie, Swing Vote. I saw it last night for the first time, and again this evening, and I loved it. For those of you who don't know anything about it, the basic premise is of a man named Bud, from the little town of Texico, New Mexico. When election time rolls around the two candidates are in a dead heat, and as a result of losing his job, Bud goes to a bar, and gets drunk. This is to the dismay of his daughter,Molly, who begged him to be at the polls. So while she waits, she sees a chance to just go in and vote for him. But when the voting machine malfunctions, the vote isn't cast, and Molly flees. Well it turns out, that the race has ended in a dead even vote, and that the winner of New Mexico will win the election and Bud's vote is suddenly important. Bud finds himself in a political whirlpool, where he's constantly being pushed and prodded to vote for one of the candidates, personal morals and beliefs are cast aside by both the republican and democratic candidates, and it becomes an all out bend-fest to impress Bud the most. I highly reccomend this movie to anyone, but especially anyone who enjoys politics!


I purchased Obama's new book today, Change We Can Believe In, and while I haven't read it all yet, it's obvious to me just how important it is for people to read this book. If you have doubts or questions on his policies, they're covered in here. It also includes 7 key speeches from this 2008 campaign, including my personal favorite, his "Yes, We Can" speech, that he gave at the New Hampshire Primary night.

On a less political note, I also got Brisingr today, and so far its pretty awesome!

Until next time,
-B

Back on top in the polls

Well the latest polls are in, and guess who's back on top? You guessed it! Obama! It goes to show that America's brief flirtation with Sarah Palin, and the brief belief that she actually had what it took to run the country have fallen. It was inevitable. McCain is trying to tell people that Obama is using the economy as a vessel for political gain, but anyone who has paid any attention could tell you that Barack has been talking about the economy for a long time. Now that we're seeing more of the problem in Wall Street with the collapse of some huge corporations, people are starting to take notice that, hey, Barack has the right idea!

Registered Democrat

Today marks a big day in my life. I officially registered as a democrat, and can now vote in elections. I'm really excited.

I haven't posted on here for a week! That surprises me, but I've been dealing with a lot of stuff lately, and have been really busy!

Update on my Obama purchases, so far they have not arrived, but it will probably be a few more days.

I've decided to start a project. I want to have everyone in my grade that is going to be 18 before the election, registered to vote. At the same time, while I'd love to see them register as democrats and vote for Obama, that is completely up to them, but if I can get them registered, and to the polls on election day, I'll feel pretty good about that.

I once heard that people are 50% more likely to vote for the rest of their life if they vote the first time they have a chance. I don't know if that statistic it true, but it sounds pretty good!

Lets go to the Movies!

So you've probably heard about this whole, "Lipstick Pig" business.

What can I say. Stuff like this doesn't surprise me. Of course John McCain sees it as sexism, when he can make it look like Barack is insulting his VP choice. But when he says it about Hillary Clinton's health care plan, its obviously no big deal.



Now that I covered a little of the recent politics... here's my actual post.

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So I haven't posted anything for a couple days... and I had to think about what I wanted to talk about... and I decided on something a little simpler than politics....

Movies. I love movies. I don't consider this the list of my favorite movies of all time... although alot of them are, but I just wanted to talk about these movies and what I liked about them.

To start this informal list off, I'm gonna get this one out of the way, but it deserves to be mentioned.

Batman: The Dark Knight - This movie knocked me out of my seat and came back for seconds. From the moment it started, I knew that it was something different. The scope, the sheer magnitude of the world that I found myself immersed in made the story so real that I truly did believe Gotham was right there in front of me. I can't talk about this movie without mentioning him, even if I'm unable to do him justice. Heath Ledger, sad to say, but I agree with the critics who've said that it was a performance of a life time. Chillingly powerful, and captivatingly convincing, he showed the darkest side of humanity, in its worst form.

Independence Day - One of my favorite movies ever. When movie hero's come to mind, my first thought is of Will Smith, and in this movie he began his ascent to the top. While obsolete now, the effects are nevertheless dazzling and this is a movie I never grow tired of.

Heavyweights - This 1995 Disney film is possibly my favorite of all time. Its difficult to explain why, to someone who's never seen it, but something about the idea of a camp for overweight teens going to a camp where stashing candy and other snacks in your cabin is commonplace, where go-carts and "The Blob" are pastime activities and where even a geeky kid gets a girl, hits home with me. Ben Stiller has an interesting performance in this as well as the psychotic camp director, which only makes the struggle for freedom between the heavyweights and the counselors that much more entertaining.

Boondock Saints - If you have not seen this movie, I recommend it along with the others on this list. Clever, original and artistic are three words that come to mind when I think of this film. The combination of their calling to rid the world of mobsters and criminals, and the conflicting views of the FBI agent who believes what they are doing is right, gives light to the multifaceted beliefs of everyone.

Into the Wild - After I saw this movie, I literally wanted to pack a small bag and start walking. I wanted to see the country as Alexander Supertramp had seen it, and to experience all that the world had to offer, without the fear of bills, duties and other worries of the real world. Gripping and compelling, I saw him as the free spirit that most don't have the courage to allow themselves to become.


Breakfast Club - If this movie doesn't capture the essence of social clicks in high school, few others can. While the groups represented had obviously were the pinnacle of the stereotypical, "geek", "jock","criminal" etc. it still showed that the groups we surround ourselves with do not define who we are as a person, but that we have more in common than different, and given the chance, we can see that in each other.


Its getting late.. So I'd better hit the hay!

-B

Why I'm a Democrat

I thought this was cool.... I think this is pretty correct, seeing as this is how I see myself.

Your Vote Score: 15% Republican, 85% Democrat

You fit well with the Democrat party, and you should almost definitely vote Democrat this election. In fact, you're so strongly Democrat, a political career (or at least some activism )may be in your future.

Should You Vote Republican or Democrat?

After I took the quiz, I thought about why I'm a democrat, (which everybody should do no matter the party), and really its the same reasons that most people side with either party.
Granted these are just my opinions but:

Abortion - I don't believe that anyone you could talk to would say they are "Pro-Abortion" but I can't accept a flat all encompassing ban on all abortions without consideration for victims of rape and incest. I don't believe in the casual abortion, but the republican view is just too unrealistic, and unforgiving.

Gay Marriage - I cannot, with all logical thought and personal belief, accept that homosexuality is not as natural as heterosexuality. It is seen with every species in existence around the globe. I do not believe that these people, because they have been born different, should be treated as second class citizens.

The Iraq War - Should NEVER have happened. Lies, manipulation of the facts and feeding off of the gung-ho lets get the baddies attitude of America post 9/11 led to this ridiculous and uncalled for war which took the lives of now over 4000 American soldiers.

I don't really feel like covering any other subjects right now that fit my personal beliefs.. but if someone is interested just post a comment asking me about it and I'll reply.


I saw this and found it hilarious.....



Another great video, this time with future VP Joe Biden.

An Inconvenient Truth

This afternoon I had the chance to watch "An Inconvenient Truth", the documentary on climate change and global warming. It hit me like a ton of bricks. I knew about global warming, and I knew it was a serious problem, but after seeing it, it only pushed further home the reality and seriousness of the issue. The world is in trouble. Serious trouble. I took it, as with many things, in a political sense. I compared what needed to be done, with the two candidates we have to choose from. On one hand, you have John McCain. John McCain promises to drill for more oil on U.S. soil, which in a fiscal sense, may seem like a good idea, but only if you are looking at a very small part of the picture. In addition to our freedom from dependence on foreign oil, and the decrease in gas prices, we will also see an increase in travel, due to more money in the pockets of Americans. More travel in turn means more burning of fossil fuels, and with cheaper gas, the American populace will be less likely to demand more fuel efficient cars and higher standards on emissions. That outcome doesn't sound too positive to me.

On the other hand, we have Barack Obama. Barack has stated on numorous occasions that drilling is not the right choice. He has spoken for some time on the necessity of higher fuel efficiency standards and higher emissions standards. Also as important are his plans for the way we fuel our country.

Coal, when burned the way our grandfathers have, is a dirty cancer upon the earth. But with current technology, we can burn coal cleanly, and more efficiently. This is good news, due to the fact that the United States has 300 years worth of coal.

Wind Energy, is the cleanest, most inexhaustable source of energy possible. Under Barack's plan for America, wind energy would become a staple in American energy. It has been proven that a one million dollar wind turbine, pays for itself in 10 years. After that, its all profit.

Nuclear Energy, has also been proposed now by the Republican candidate saying that he'll get them going all over the country, as if they could be built over night. But the current republican administration has failed to give us nuclear power already, despite the fact the country of France, (Yeah, France.) has been using nuclear power for years, and that 80 percent of its power comes from it. The main argument against nuclear power is saftey. And its opposition likes to point at the Chernobyl incedent in Russia as a "forewarning" of sorts against nuclear power in our country. What's commonly "forgotton" is that Chernobyl was no accident. At the plant in Chernobyl, the reactor was placed under the worst possible conditions, and pushed to its breaking point. In that aspect, they succeded.

Finally, a source of energy that hits close to home for many in the Midwest, Ethanol.
John McCain has voted, numorous times against ethanol. This is a man who, in his acceptance speech for nomination as Presidential candidate for the republican party, stated that he wanted to make us energy independent. Yet this man voted against, let me repeat that, AGAINST, a renewable source of energy that helps create jobs and helps promote farming for the U.S. I personally take this as a sign that John McCain does not want this country to be energy independent, but only oil independent.

How do you think Barack Obama stands on the issue of ethanol?

-B

Something Interesting

I'm and avid stumbler. StumbleUpon has killed so many hours for me, its ridiculous. My most recent stumble, is about Sarah Palin. Now I don't want this to seem like a totally anti-Palin Blog, but I found this article interesting, and it does show yet another reason to not be a big Palin fan.


The Actual Article can be found at http://www.monkey.org/~ethan/2008/09/worth-mention.html

Most people had never heard of Sarah Palin when she was named Republican VP nominee. But I’d been hearing her name all too often, because I belong to a group called Defenders of Wildlife–and in her time as governor of Alaska, Palin has used her position as governor of Alaska to ruin the Alaskan wilderness in every way she could.

Her most recent “victory” came on August 26 when Alaska’s voters defeated Measure 2, an initiative that would have banned hunting wolves from airplanes for sport.


Palin organized a campaign against Measure 2, and funded it with $400,000 of state money. For most of us, the idea of zooming around in a private airplane over snowbound wilderness just for the chance to spot a terrified wild dog and blow it apart with a high-powered rifle is insane. But there’s a whole culture out there in love with the idea. Palin did her part by playing the tired old Alaskan pioneer card, saying that lower-48 naysayers who dared to object to the idea of divebombing wildlife didn’t “understand rural Alaska.”

Alaska isn’t really very hard to understand. It consists of a minority that loves the wilderness and an overwhelmingly Republican majority that wants to squeeze all the cash it can get out of the state before the oil dries up, the fish die out, and the wildlife disappears. Nowhere else does the Republican formula of manipulating the suckers by playing on their silly hatreds and even sillier vanities play out more clearly than in Alaska.

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Perhaps the saddest aspect of Palin’s disgusting record on environmental issues is the fact that it’s hardly even being mentioned in the debate about her nomination. Most of the focus, for an audience of suckers weaned on celebrity gossip, seems to be about her mothering skills, her daughter’s pregnancy, and whether she was Miss Congeniality or just a runner-up in some beauty pageant. The fact that she makes her living helping to wipe out whole species, poison productive watersheds, and play to the stupidest great-white-hunter fantasies of her constituency hardly even seems worth a mention.

Today Marks Eight Weeks until the election. I can't help but fear for a nation that out of apathy or lack of knowledge about these candidates, could elect someone other than Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

Obama Stuff

As I mentioned earlier, I'm purchasing a heap of Obama stuff. I'm pretty happy with the site I found, so if you want to get a good deal as well, check out: www.democraticstuff.com Its Great! Buttons are only a dollar! Or get a personalized button with your name for 5$!

A couple other websites I should mention, include: www.moveon.org and http://www.changethethought.com/free-obama-for-america-posters/ they're both great!

At MoveOn.org, you can sign up for a free Barack Obama button and sticker, and at the other website, there are 5 awesome posters you can download and print off for yourself, like this one!

This is a video that shows just how rediculous the media has been on the side of Palin.


And Finally, one of my favorite Obama videos ever.

Order Up!

I'm pretty excited. I'm about to put in an order for 9 13 !14! new Barack Obama buttons, a bumper sticker, and a new Obama t-shirt. This is of course in addition to my three buttons, two t-shirts, two curb signs, three rally signs and two books on him. I might be going over the top, but the way I'm looking at it, I've never really been into pro sports, or anything of that nature, so Barack Obama is a cause I find myself drawn to. It's nice to have that hero, someone to support and defend, and to believe in.

It's not really common, for people my age in this area to be into politics.... not many friends of mine are. I have a feeling that when they see me wearing an Obama button or a shirt, or reading his book, some of them are thinking, "That's weird. People his age shouldn't be into politics." But I figure if they didn't find me weird before, they didn't really know me, and thus didn't really matter in my life.

I saw the movie "Mamma Mia" last night. In all fairness, I like musicals, so I may have enjoyed it more than others my age, but while the songs were not that of my generation, the story was fresh, and the music sure kept you awake, I found myself laughing at many points along with the mainly senior citizen audience at its often, innapropriet but cute humor.
I give it an 8/10.

-B

Palin.

Palin. It seems like a lot of people I've talked to like her. However, they're only taking her at face value, which truthfully, her face isn't too bad! But besides her face, I'm not impressed. What bothered me the most was the unceasing attacks on Barack Obama. Throughout his entire campaign, Barack has never resorted to insults, or demeaning the other candidates' service to their country. But Starting with Giuliani, the insults came flying. Mocking him for starting as a community organizer in Chicago being one of the most ridiculous parts of their childishness. If everyone judged presidential candidates on one of their first positions, I doubt the Republican party would be extremely proud of their, PTA board member, running for vice president.

Its nice to say, that Palin is experienced by promoting the fact that Palin was the Mayor of the second largest city in Alaska, and that she was a Governor who fought "Corruption" and "Unnecessary Spending". When the truth is, that town had 9000 people, she was only Governor for 2 years, and that the job of a Governor is to make the State they govern a better place and save some money while giving the people what they need.

Pitbull indeed, but i'm not too sure about the lipstick.

Blogging Eh?

I've never been interested in blogging really.... but I've been beginning to realize recently that while I have a lot opinions on things, I don't get to talk about them as much as I might like. At this point in time I think that my blog will mostly be comprised of my opinion on political issues, opinions of books, and movies, and anything else I really feel like talking about. I don't expect it to be read. But I like the idea of putting it out there, and dropping my fish of input into the internet sea, hoping somebody might hook it.

After I finished typing that line, I realized how stupid it was. So forgive me, if you managed to stumble upon this measly little blog.

-B