As I write this, I am angry. My anger comes from a few different sources and both targets are at the opposite ends of the political spectrum. The first source of my anger is indeed part of the dreaded 'Republican backlash'. I am still fuming about the moderate republicans giving cover to the democrats by opposing the administration's detainee treatment program. I am angry at the administration's late to the party attitude on border security. I am angry that Mark Foley is a drunken pervert and wasn't caught sooner. I am angry at that it took an election year for the Republicans to actually pass any type of spending discipline, and a weak one at that. Yes, I am angry at Republicans.
I am also angry at the way the media covers the Republicans missteps, mistakes and just plain stupidity. Do a search on the Washington Post for Mark Foley scandal, 337 hits. Any stories on Harry Reid and his land deal? 16 hits. The playbook is classic, just like the DUI story days before the 2000 vote. Suppress the conservative voter turnout and the Democrats win.
So here I am, sitting in my semi-comfy Office Depot chair 16 days away from the election, am I really contemplating sitting this election out? Am I going to show those damn Republicans how the cow ate the cabbage and let them loose this election so we can do a little purification of our ranks for 2008? Not on your life.
If Keith Olberman thinks I am sitting home on election day to protest my displeasure with Republicans he needs to put down the crack pipe and get back to someplace resembling the real world.
I will be walking precincts next weekend and sending what money I can to where it will do the most good.
Speaker of the House Nancy?
I shudder at the thought.
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I'm angry too, and I'll be voting. In fact, I've reminded everyone I know to vote.
It's a media attempt to skew another election. We'll show them that they are not as powerful as they think.
I already voted (absentee, I like to get it over-with ahead of time) straight republican ticket despite the "appeasing Green" republicans down here in the Bay Area, and "NO" on everything (except 1A and 90) because the Legislature still can't write a bill that's worth the two flushes it takes to get to Sacramento - "No" is my default position.
I would be madder if Nancy gets the chair....mmm, no not that chair. :)
I will vote to insure we don't have the Socialists that call themnselves Democrats in power.
FAR.
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