Running for Class President

I received my absentee ballot in the mail today. I voted immediately and sent it off even faster. I voted in Florida because it was my understanding that if I registered here, I would not have registered in time to vote in MA in this election. Thumbs down. So, now that that's done, I'll be getting my MA license and register and whatnot this week.

This morning, I was watching the news with my Dad while eating my yummy heated chocolate chip muffin from Costco (mmmmmmm). CNN was showing a section of Palin's rally in Clearwater, Florida, and I nearly upchucked my yummy chocolate chip muffin. I doubt it would taste as good coming back up.

Palin was going on about how Obama's going to raise taxes and how that's not very American. She mentioned how she didn't do very well while being questioned by the "main stream media" (jeers from the crowd), and how she thought she was going to be talking about the issues, like taxes and the war, etc. (and not whether or not she has any idea what the current issues are aside from what her staff inform her about). I ask myself, do I read the newspaper everyday? Well, no, I'm ashamed to admit. But, I do listen to my NPR, watch the news on TV, surf the web for info, and most importantly, seek my consultant, Dad, when something don't make no sense to me. Then I remind myself that I'm not running for VP. As for Palin's excuse, I'm thinking that whether you're going to be interviewed about politics or how to make ice cream, you're still going to recall if you read the newspaper that day.

When she talks about how she and McCain are going to be a different government, how they aren't going to raise taxes, how they're going to represent the good America and all the ways it can be brought back into a positive light internationally, I can't help but feel like I'm listening to the pitch of a kid running for sixth grade class president. "If I'm chosen to be president, there will be free pizza for everyone and recess will be longer and there will be free soda machines in every hall!" It's like she had no idea how it works! And the sad part is, I think a lot of people across this country, cheering with her every statement have no idea how it works, either. "And if you choose me, there will be no more science classes, either!"

Yay!