Lately, with all the constant talk of controversies with the current crop of White House hopefulls, I was thinking… why do we, as Americans, stand for this kind of garbage? “Obama is a secret Muslim,” “Sarah Palin didn’t have her last child,” and so on. This type of thing is just crazy. Is Obama running for “President of the Christians”? Is Palin trying to achieve the post of “VP of Five Children”? No? Then what does any of it matter?
These types of stories are usually seen in the gossip mags at the supermarket checkout line, not spouted out over CNN. People act like these are the big stories. “Didja hear? Sarah Palin’s husband had a DWI back in 1984!” So? What are her feelings on the conflict in South Ossetia? “The news just said that Obama’s house cost $1.65 million!” Okay… did the news say what his plan is to help fix our runaway national debt?
Why is it that it seems most of us Americans don’t choose the leader of our country based upon their track record or what they stand for, but rather, by their feelings? If your company allowed you to “vote” on your next company president, would you be asking hard hitting questions like “has he/she ever cheated on their spouse” or would you ask things like “would they clamp down on useless company spending?” It’s amazing to me that the key issues seem to play little role in politics, and whenever they come up, people usually accept answers that usually make little sense (example: “I plan to cut taxes and at the same time I’m going to start all these new projects!”).
I know this isn’t a long (or in depth) post, just something I’m a little fed up with. When I’m online or around the office, I didn’t hear discussions about Obama not wanting to fund NASA or McCain seeking to add Amendments to the Constitution. No, I hear about Obama not wearing a lapel pin, or that it was rumored that McCain had an affair with a lobbyist. It’s just ridiculous to me that these are the “issues” that the average person cares about.
You know, both parties and almost all candidates this year preached that they’re bringing some kind of change, but to be honest, I don’t see it anywhere.


