Hard Decision

nobody@vox.com(Scio, Scio) — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 09:20:48 -0700

I think the time has come for me to stop fighting it. Over the past few months I've been arguing with everyone around me about the political candidates, which one is better and which one would be death for this country. And I've been taking it for granted that I should support a Republican.
But I am so tired of the fighting. I finally watched the speech Barack Obama gave the other week. You know, the one I ridiculed earlier. Well...I listened to the man and he spoke to my soul.

I've decided to vote for Barack Obama.

Now I didn't come to this decision lightly, I want you to be quite aware of that. In fact, I went back and watched Obama's speeches from the past few months. All of them. And it was just like, wow. One thing after another just resonated with me and I started to ask myself why we aren't all working together on our problems. Why can't we just unite behind this man and follow his lead. He's a proven leader in the Senate and he's an inspiring, charismatic guy who just might impress our enemies with his willingness to actually talk to them for a change.

Maybe he'll also crap a rainbow. Then we can all hold hands and slide down it into a pot of free healthcare, citizenship for illegals and the end of all those nasty gun rights. If we fall off (rainbows are fickle, you know) we'll find a cushion in the piles of aborted babies that Obama considers punishment. It's a testament to my lack of conviction in my writing that I couldn't keep up this pathetic joke any longer. I could almost taste the vomit.

If we elect Barack Obama it will show that the American republic has been corrupted by democracy. The base impulses of the electorate are to serve self, first. Any politician who tells you exactly what you want to hear has you marked as a rube. I guarantee that the old talk about the electoral college comes up again this year.

Up with Electors!

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