TV is dangerous

I thought that might make you look. TV is dangerous. Delightful, daring, dull. Depends on what you're watching. I was watching a morning news show during my workout. They were comparing the presidential candidates, side-by-side, on their education policy, health care reforms and energy ideas. It will become apparent very shortly who's "side" I'm on. But follow me for a moment.

The poll the news program was using as an indicator of where the public stands on the candidates right now showed that they're pretty much tied. 50% of the nation wants John McCain and 50% want Barrack Obama. So, basically, 50% of the nation is nuts. I only say that because we must take sides. We must stand up and pledge our allegiance to one party or another, or go with the group that pledges no allegiance to anyone and keeps putting Ralph Nader on the ticket, but that's another post entirely.

I've pledged my allegiance. I am the black sheep of the family. I have horrified my grandmother by supporting the muslim loving, "inexperienced", wants to teach Kindergartners comprehensive sex ed, votes with his party, wants to gouge the middle class, fast talker Barrack Obama.

Now, before you get all insulted, let me add that most of those descriptive terms came from either John McCain ads (and who's going to take that seriously?) or idle (and wrong) chatter. So, obviously, I am a democrat, much to my parent's chagrin.

Republicans, at this point, can move on to another blog. I'm sure you'll just disagree with me anyway.

Still with me, Democrats? Good. Here's my point, one side will win...one side will lose. But I don't want to lose because John McCain and his spin factory can spit out more filth than the Obama campaign. Lies, all lies. Is this how the democratic process works?

When did our esteemed process become about who has the most money to spend on lies and who can convince their flock that the other candidate is the devil himself (even if he is)?

If we lose, and I'm not saying we are - because I can only hope that the American public isn't stupid enough to vote with the party that brought us George W., but if we lose I want it to be because our candidate isn't right for the job.

Just look at the man. Watch him speak. He is inspiring, no two ways about it. John McCain looks like an evil squirrel that has found a cache of nuts and he's not going to share. I feel that Obama can make our country right again. And I only hope that there are other, like minded people out there that feel that way to. So we can win.

We have to win. I can't stay depressed for another four years. My health care plan, family and wallet can't afford it.

So that evil TV will stay on, and continue to spew a variety of lies and innuendo until such time that I can turn it off and tune it out and get back to what's important. Finding a job so I can support my chocolate habit. God knows, if we have another Republican in the White House, I may have to get two jobs just so I can buy gas to get to the store!

See ya.