Thanks to all for the feedback about my HRC/ BO comparison. I had no idea my random musings would generate such passion.
I don't want my vote to be cast "just" about the war. I knew (and know) far too many poeple who based their vote four years ago solely on 9/11 and a conviction that only GWB had protected us from it happening again. Do not underestimate the conservativeness of Indiana. John Kerry carried Marion County (aka Indianapolis) in 2004, but he and Gore are still the subject of scorn and derision here in the land of the Hoosiers. Being a left-leaning liberal sort of carbon based life form in Indiana is not an easy matter and we tend to be quiet about it. While the pre-varicating drives me up the wall, it does force me to really think through, think through carefully, what I believe, what I support and how to live it. Bear in mind that I live and work alongside people who wish that GWB could serve a third term.
Plus I teach history, so I'm probably waaaay too caught up in the historicity of the moment. Call it an occupational hazzard.
I did do some serious reading this morning about the candidates - their positions on issues other than Iraq, long-term hopes and allegiances, etc. I'm heartened that both BO and HRC have prioritized health care, though after living through the early 1990s, I'm not sanguine. Obama can be as independent as he likes, the insurance companies have scuttled health care reform before and will do it again.
On a happier note, a quote for the day:
She refused to bebored because she was not boring.
-Zelda Fitzgerald
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If you're interested in the topic of health care and you haven't seen Roger Moore's movie Sicko, you should watch it. Ron and I tend to like every other movie he makes (Roger and Me, Bowling for Columbine), and this is one of the good ones. As someone who is buried in medical bills right now, I have a deep interest in the subject.
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