This year's presidential election is the most aggravating for me of any of my voting years.
First of all, the campaigning seemed to begin dominating the daily headlines about 3 years ago, and I'm simply SICK OF IT!!!
I do not like Barack Obama. The obvious reason would be that he is a Democrat, although I actually do vote for Democrats fairly often. Our governor is a Democrat who I support 100% since I believed, then and now, that he is clearly the most qualified candidate. Party differences do not carry much weight for me in the local and state level.
Anyhow, back to Obama. The guy gives me the creeps, plain and simple. I cannot get a sense of what he truly stands for as a person, and that has nothing to do with his ethnicity. I don't appreciate his attempts to be all things to all people. I want to see his human side. I want to see emotion. I want to know that he personally values something that his party might consider controversial, and I want to see him defend that position with passion and integrity. I want to see evidence of notable accomplishment beyond charming speeches. As he called Sarah Palin, he is, himself, a very capable politician. I do commend him in that his campaign is a well-oiled machine.
McCain... well... I have no choice but to point to Sarah Palin. I REALLY wanted to like her. Her flawless debut at the national convention mesmerized the Republican party and befuddled the Democrats. Plus, I just love her brainy brunette look! :) But I can't get past the painful Katie Couric interviews, the state trooper scandal, and the overemphasis on religion during her tenure as mayor and governor. She's bright, but way out of her league as a running mate... chosen not as the most qualified candidate for VP, but as a pawn simply to get McCain into the White House. For that reason alone, I must question McCain's leadership as I had not done prior to his selection of Palin. Come on, surely she wasn't the best he could come up with?
(For what it's worth, I hoped McCain would summon Condi Rice, but she's tied too closely with Bush to be considered. That is truly unfortunate.)
Therefore, this leaves me in a quandary. Whose name shall I check on my ballot? Knox County's early voting has already begun, and I have never been so apprehensive about selecting a presidential candidate. I would happily cast my vote for Hillary Clinton or Al Gore before committing to either of the two choices we have before us now.
*Sigh*. Will someone please wake me up when it's all over?
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