But no. I have to vote for some idiot that may or may not have slept with his cousin's wife's sheep and paid for his penthouse with lobbyist money while texting pictures of his new butt tattoo to Larry Sandusky. But...he is the best of the bunch. I have to vote for him because he supposedly leans the direction I would prefer him to vote; BUT, not on all my favorite issues. I guess I'll have to be happy with two out of three or four out of five-if I'm lucky; we may not starve, but will be standing in line for soup while handing over our guns and first born. The only thing I may be getting is the fact that he is not that other crazy sumbxxtch who wants to go ahead and sign us over to the Chinese and UN. Maybe I'm a simpleton, but does this make sense? Have I had some sort of small seizure/stroke in my sleep, or was it just one too many High Lifes down the old hatch? I'm not totally sure to be honest. I can say one thing. The first crazy politician that tells me, while swearing on a stack of Bibles, that he will vote exactly as the majority of his District desires, no matter his own personal feelings, will get the big tamale. I will donate every spare bit of money from my measley check and savings to get this guy elected. I HATE politics and people knocking on my door on Saturday while campaigning, but I sure as hell will be the first one to start ringing doorbells at the crack of dawn for that guy. Yep. He'd be the man. But, sad to say, that will never happen. So here we go; election time is a-comin' again. This should be a real hoot. Think on it some. Am I really just losing it? You tell me. Y'all have a good 'un.
Your button should say "NO HOPE". I agree with you. Sometimes you wonder why did I even vote. My parents got to the point of what's the use?
ReplyDeleteYup, Rob, I'm with you. I still can't let myself not vote. Every time I think about saying screw it, I get the image of some poor Marine humping up the side of Mount Suribachi or some Minuteman with a powder-stained face standing at Lexington. Maybe one day this voting thing will work again.
ReplyDeleteHillbilly, I have recently found your blog and have been enjoying quite a bit, but I think you've got this one a little messed up. Don't get me wrong; I'm not a supporter of our current regime, but I don't want a majority rule either. The majority is a mob. We were founded as a Republic, a nation of laws. I can completely understand where your coming from, but this is slippery slope. Not bashing, just sharing.
ReplyDeleteRobert-I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. I let this one slip through the cracks somehow. You are correct about the form of government. I have to be honest; I wrote that post after seeing a news broadcast about some more stupid politicians, supposedly on my side of the fence, making some stupid decisions...again. This is a slippery slope. I have a friend that used to work as a lobbyist and states that he had spent enough time in politicians offices to see for himself that the majority don't give a hoot what their constituents think. they have the young staffer take the call and round file the message. I reckon the frustration is starting to bleed through; I'm not really sure what direction the country is headed, except down. Anyway, enough of that. Have a Merry Christmas. and thatnks for the comment.
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