to nobody in particular:
...i tend to stay away from the political discussions, and this is primarily a result of personally weak political foundations and a sad-to-say lack of desire and knowledge in the arena, but i suppose i can share a few thoughts as many Americans ponder their vote tonight, go to vote tomorrow, cheer or whine the day after, and then, most likely, whine for the next four years no matter who becomes president because of:
a) "i really wanted the other guy to be president"
b) "this guy just isn't doing anything right and my personal life is a shambles because of him, ultimately"
c) "the media and entertainment icons don't like him, and hey, i think i agree with them"
or
d) "whining is what we as humans do best" (okay, maybe this shouldn't be in quotation marks, but the idea still stands)...
...after chatting with a friend the other day, i looked into something this afternoon -- in '92, '96 and 2000 (three of the last four presidential elections), the winning candidate won with less than 50% of the vote...
...i find that rather funny, interesting, and then, scary -- i realize that, yes, they for the most part had the majority, but that roughly not even half of the country is in full support of any president before he (or down the road, she) evens steps foot into the Oval Office...
...looking over the past decades, the winning percentage hovers around the mid/high '40s -- even JFK didn't have half the country behind him...
...maybe this is old news, or not even that enlightening to most people, but i found it intriguing...
...additionally, it puts Bush's approval in perspective -- he's only really "disappointed" less than 20% of the population during his days...
...so yes, tomorrow, people will vote...
...and, for me, i will wake up on the 5th, turn on the computer and check out who will lead the U.S. for the next four years, will probably mutter a "hmmmmm -- interesting", and then will continue on with my life...
...it sounds a little politically apathetic and, perhaps, irresponsible -- and it probably is...
...but i have other important things in my life that i have responsibility for in my life that i need to take care of -- it's a matter of commitment...
...life goes on...
...and God rules anyway, so...
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..."you learn something new every day"...
...four days ago, i learned: cold weather is here -- ride bike with gloves on!...
...three days ago, i learned: not all cross-dressers shave their stubble before leaving the house...
...two days ago, i learned: an improvised trip to the zoo is never a bad thing...
...yesterday, i learned: riding a bike at night is a new favorite thing to do...
...today, i learned: Jonathan Ross and his funny voice got himself in big trouble...
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currently scared of and still questioning: Pink Elephants sequence from Dumbo
...Travis likes Dumbo for the animals (especially elephants), music and such, but this part still kind of freaks me out -- and when Dumbo is only 61 minutes long, this is almost 7.5% of the whole movie!...
...i tend to stay away from the political discussions, and this is primarily a result of personally weak political foundations and a sad-to-say lack of desire and knowledge in the arena, but i suppose i can share a few thoughts as many Americans ponder their vote tonight, go to vote tomorrow, cheer or whine the day after, and then, most likely, whine for the next four years no matter who becomes president because of:
a) "i really wanted the other guy to be president"
b) "this guy just isn't doing anything right and my personal life is a shambles because of him, ultimately"
c) "the media and entertainment icons don't like him, and hey, i think i agree with them"
or
d) "whining is what we as humans do best" (okay, maybe this shouldn't be in quotation marks, but the idea still stands)...
...after chatting with a friend the other day, i looked into something this afternoon -- in '92, '96 and 2000 (three of the last four presidential elections), the winning candidate won with less than 50% of the vote...
...i find that rather funny, interesting, and then, scary -- i realize that, yes, they for the most part had the majority, but that roughly not even half of the country is in full support of any president before he (or down the road, she) evens steps foot into the Oval Office...
...looking over the past decades, the winning percentage hovers around the mid/high '40s -- even JFK didn't have half the country behind him...
...maybe this is old news, or not even that enlightening to most people, but i found it intriguing...
...additionally, it puts Bush's approval in perspective -- he's only really "disappointed" less than 20% of the population during his days...
...so yes, tomorrow, people will vote...
...and, for me, i will wake up on the 5th, turn on the computer and check out who will lead the U.S. for the next four years, will probably mutter a "hmmmmm -- interesting", and then will continue on with my life...
...it sounds a little politically apathetic and, perhaps, irresponsible -- and it probably is...
...but i have other important things in my life that i have responsibility for in my life that i need to take care of -- it's a matter of commitment...
...life goes on...
...and God rules anyway, so...
-----
..."you learn something new every day"...
...four days ago, i learned: cold weather is here -- ride bike with gloves on!...
...three days ago, i learned: not all cross-dressers shave their stubble before leaving the house...
...two days ago, i learned: an improvised trip to the zoo is never a bad thing...
...yesterday, i learned: riding a bike at night is a new favorite thing to do...
...today, i learned: Jonathan Ross and his funny voice got himself in big trouble...
-----
currently scared of and still questioning: Pink Elephants sequence from Dumbo
...Travis likes Dumbo for the animals (especially elephants), music and such, but this part still kind of freaks me out -- and when Dumbo is only 61 minutes long, this is almost 7.5% of the whole movie!...
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did you and sarah get to vote via absentee ballot?
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