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Voting records Mr. Hobbs, I like the commentary that you contribute to this site. Many of you seem to be much more knowledgeable than I. Not that I don't have may own opinions and convictions, but often I feel that I don't always have the stuff of substance to back up my opinions. This sent me on a fact finding mission to arm myself in these verbal battles. Instead of reading my usual volume of Twain or Archeology Digest, I hit the internet and looked up voting records for both candidates. I wasn't really impressed with either. I still feel a great admiration for McCain - my father was in Vietnam as well and was awarded a bronze star for valor (I know, same old ammo right?) McCain is still my preferrence for office, but I must say that my heart sank a little when faced with the voting records I found. I was hoping to find some great stuff to come back @ these left wing Democrats but it wasn't there. On the other hand(there's always another hand), Obama's records pretty much sucked too. In summary, I didn't find anything that would change my vote but I didn't find alot of ammo either. I'll keep looking, it's possible that I was not looking in the right places - please advise. On a side note: As I mentioned above, my father served in Vietnam. For years my parents and I have been in disagreement about politics, sometimes fueling some pretty heated debates. But I will never forget the day I called my dad a puppet of Teamsters and asked how he could in good conscience vote for Kerry(everyone remembers the swiftboat controversy). I will never forget the shame and disappointment in his eyes when he said "I am no puppet, little girl. I fought for the right to vote for whomever I want. I've earned it.". I wanted the earth to swallow me up in that moment and still am ashamed of myself looking back. I realized that my silly little existence was made possible by him and that my life had been sheltered and full of love - he made that possible for me. He made it possible for ME to vote for whomever I wanted. When I think of the atrocities he has seen (and I know he has via newspaper articles on his unit in Vietnam, though he would never tell them to me), the death, inhumanity, and evil in this world...well, I can't help but be filled with pride and gratitude for him and all those before and since that have made our freedom possible. I know that I am not alone in this. I know that what I've said is nothing new - we are all proud of our troops. I was just feeling sentimental and wanted to share that story. dawn69's blog | login to post comments
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