The Current Elections

Ok, I just want to put down a few of my thoughts, roughly so I don't forget them later, on the elections here in good ol rainy Washington and just politics in general.  To be honest, I usually keep it real low key when it comes to Politics and my views on such.  But come on, I cannot be the only person pretty fed up with how things are going and can't wait for these elections to be over.  So lets get started.

I guess I will begin with how I do view things to get a better understanding on why I think the way I do on this matter.  Big question everyone always wants to know when talking Politics is are you  Democrat or Republican? Well, my answer is neither.  It took me time to really think about where I stood on everything, and I don't really fit anywhere since im not gonna vote on someone based on their Political stance as it appears most people do.  Why would I?  I dont always agree with everything a Democrat would think of, as I dont always agree with the Republicans.  If im voting for someone, it's going to be on the issues at hand and who seems more fit to solve them.  And lets be honest, half the time we have no idea who the best person would be because we actually dont know what these people who want to lead us actually can do.

This leads me to my next bit on the current elections for Senate and Mayor, and so forth here in Washington.  The main headache im having is how everyone is so hellbent on this Republican/Democrat stuff.  Sum people are seriously voting against various propositions just because one side or the other thought it up.  Like really? Actually take a look at the issues present, the laws we have in place pertaining to that issue, and compare it with is being proposed.  Then go ahead and shoot it down, not because it was drawn up by one side or the other, but because it just doesn't look like its going to make a difference or help the situation.  And this Murray and Rossi thing?  Omg, if I hadn't actually gone on the Internet and actually research what each person was proposing, stood for/against, and what they were going to do to fix the situation, i be voting blind. I said this before in the beginning of these elections and their campaigning, "what can Rossi actually do?  What exactly is he proposing?  WHY vote for him to represent me?"  If I were to guess, Id say maybe 8 out of 10 of his speeches, arguments, and ads are all talking about what Murray has done, will do, and cant do.  I wanna know what Rossi has done, I wanna know what Rossi has drawn up to best represent me, I wanna Know what Rossi can do to turn things around.  If I wanna Know about Murray, I'll go listen to her talk.  And dont get me wrong, Murray is not saint.  She tends to do it too, not as much, but she does it.  No, what she does is give half ass answers.  She is a vet in this Political game and I feel is using that as a crutch.  She campaigns like this election is in the bag, that since she been in the game for so long she doesn't have to explain herself, prove anything, convince us that she is still relevant and can do the job.  Not exactly sayin she been so peachy thus far, but still.  I wanna know hat Murray has done, I wanna know what Murray is going to do next.  I wanna know what she is fighting for to help better my life.

OS bottom line.  Thats what is going through my head.  It makes me sad to see people actually so torn over what position they are or no. Blaming one side or the other for various issues.  Lets face it, it wasnt a Democrat that messed up the Economy, nor was it truly a republican. I was whoever had the better punch line against the other in the end that messed everything up. So bottom line to my thoughts on this at the moment would be to really look at the issues, not who proposed it when determining who should represent us.  I mean because if we continue to choose the way we do now, we, as a people, are going to continue to run this great country of ours downward.  Lets face it, thats how we got Bush for the second term the first time.