Ahhh Politics

It is typical of my political luck that by the time I get to vote the choice seems to have already been made. Such is my situation this year with my favorite candidates having already dropped out of the race. What now?

Being a conservative, I would never vote for returning a Clinton to office but I must admit that I am intrigued by Obama. He is a fresh face. Although I know better than to think he is above the usual political maneuvering, he is certainly less beholden to others and to the political powers to be than Clinton and certainly has less baggage.

McCain has worked against his own party for so long; voting against many Republican initiatives, forming the “gang of 14” to stop Republican legislation when they controlled Congress, always willing to speak as a liberal when he knew it would gain him media attention, and forming a coalition with Kennedy to give amnesty to illegal aliens, that I am loath to reward him now with my vote. If he is the Republican nominee, then list me as undecided.

I may well end up voting for him. It will probably come down to his stance on moral issues such as abortion. If he is the nominee and is pro-life, then he will have my vote. If he is up against Hillary, he will have my vote, but if he is of the same mind as Obama when it comes to abortion and is up against him in the general election, then I think I would give my vote to Obama.

What it comes down to is that this is a year of poor political choices, at least as far as I am concerned. I can only hope that we have some better candidates on the horizon but haven’t seen the signs of any yet. Where are the future leaders of our country?