stop the world, I wanna step off

[veronica_rich]

Politically, I'm an independent. I think left of center, so my choice of voting Democrat often falls in the purview of "well, at least he/she's not from the newly reformed GOP" (i.e., non-Eisenhower philosophy). So I get why someone would want someone other than Obama to vote for, even if they're not a Republican. I get why his supporters are disenchanted with him and want another choice, perhaps more liberal (I mean, he's NOT; he never has been very much); I've gone into that before and don't need to do it right now.

But, DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN - that ANY of the current crop of GOP hopefuls could be considered comparable and electable nauseates me. Really, America? You like these candidates? With all your criticisms (and mine) of the incumbent, you honestly think any of these entertainers and snake-oil sales hacks and religious freaks are the answer, somehow?

Holy shit, I weep for the intelligence we've lost, as well as the ability to discern what is in our own best economic and social interests. I just wish I knew for sure it's only a vocal minority that thinks these clowns are viable candidates fit to hover over the red button. (Of course, I worry less about who's president and more about who gets into Congress, since that's where the real action is. The presidential election's just a bellwether for attitudes. Still, I can't believe there's anyone watching our economy fall apart around our ears who can honestly NOT blame the modern GOP's fucked-up financial and social priorities for much of it.)

Comments

[lizzie-omalley.livejournal.com]

Not to make you feel worse, but I think it was Einstein who said: "Thinking is hard, that's why so few people do it."

If it wasn't Einstein, it was someone of that ilk and generation.

But, for what it's worth, it makes me weep as well.

[a-silver-rose.livejournal.com]

Me, I'm keeping an eye out for the inevitable backlash against the GOP when they block these tax cuts. Could be interesting.

[finding-neo.livejournal.com]

Disgusting isn't it? You should look up Bill Maher's show - it's available as an iTune podcast or YouTube video segments. It would make you feel a little better, at least there are some intelligent liberals left, but whether we'll have acceptable candidates to vote for is another thing.

Even Michael Moore has lost patience with Obama though.

[finding-neo.livejournal.com]

The really scary thing is that the poll shows the Republican/Tea Party tactic of tanking the economy so Obama won't get re-elected is working as planned.

Voter memory is short though and if the economy turns around, by some miracle, even if in the last 6 months before the 2012 election, he can get re-elected.

[keechakatt.livejournal.com]

I'm a registered Republican, but I don't vote party lines. I just wish everyone could drop the party bs, and do what's right to get Americans working again, and stop letting the banks and insurance companies have so much power.

[captsparrow4evr.livejournal.com]

Plus or minus 4 percentage points means that you could also be looking at a substantial Obama victory in any one of those potential races. Ron Paul's numbers were quite interesting and he, his racial views notwithstanding, would at least be a respectable option. I'm not entirely comfortable with the numbers but I'm trying to think positively. I live in Nebraska where even our Democratic senator is really a Republican in drag but I've been hearing and reading a lot of discontent with the economy and the blame here is not falling on Obama but on the Republican incumbents, most of whom always vote with their party. There's only one thing we can do to make sure Obama is reelected--get out there and help!

[bonnie-halfelvn.livejournal.com]

Our choice is between a leader who doesn't lead, who starts off with the compromise and moves to the right to get a deal, and the GOP led by the tea party, whose motto is "my way or the highway" and "God bless a theocracy."

Not a hard choice for me, but it's disgusting that these are the choices.

Too many people in this country want to be spoon-fed, so they go where someone feeds them all the answers and where the other side is "evil and godless."