Electoral Map 09/25/08

I think we'll get Ohio, Indiana and New Mexico, but they're polling a little close to say for sure.

Questions for Palin

Excellent article By Katha Pollitt

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080929/pollitt

If I had 5 questions to ask Sara Palin, they would be:

1) How would you prepare for a possible war with Russia? Would you try diplomacy first or go in with your guns a blazing from the helicopter like you do with the wolves?

2) Looking at the images of the north pole from over the years, you can see how the ice is melting. The melting directly correlates with the increase of green house gases. How do you explain the melting? Also, what effects, whether they're human made or not, do you believe this melting will have on the environment?

3) With your daughter deciding to keep her baby and you praised that decision, wouldn't that make you pro-choice? Since it was a decision that was made, instead of her not thinking about any other choice, that seems to me to be pro-choice.

4)What do you attribute to the debt you left in Wasilla when you left office? There was a balance budget before you got there and a reported $22 million debt when you left.

5) What would you consider to be your economic philosophy?

Introduction pt 2

I think I should get this out in case I get any readers.

I really don't know much about politics. I've voted in every presidential election since I turned 18 in 2000 (ok so its only been 2 of them but I voted in both), I've voted in the primaries and other local elections as well (I will admit I did not vote in this election's primary because my candidate was not on the ballot here in Michigan and writing his name in meant nothing so I did not go).

Local politics have angered me, my generation doesn't tend to vote, especially here and we have a large orthodox Jewish community and they vote and their vote tends to decide what goes on for the rest of us.

But any who, I learned about the government and all the branches and all that jazz in high school and truthly I have forgotten much of it. However, this current election cycle has energized within me a need to know what's going on and the more you try to learn the more you know we as citizens have no idea. I never paid attention to what was going on in Washington, I didn't feel the need to. That was all until I heard Obama speak at the 2004 DNC and it manifested itself even greater when he decided to run for president. I became an instant supporter though I wasn't sure of his chances. I believe, if it were not for him and had he hadn't won the primary I would not be this involved in the political process. I've turned into a political nerd/geek. Who liveblogs about the DNC and normal political talk shows???

LOL I do! And I enjoy it!

So this is what brings me to blog. I've gotten into the process, I've turned some Clinton people into Obama supporters and it feels good! So hopefully, if I get some readers, my little blog based on my little, but growing knowledge of the political process will provide some entertainment, create some discussion. Just get some people to think about those who don't know much, who may be first time voters and trying to play catch up.

I've provided some links at the bottom that will hopefully help someone


That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it!
Obama/Biden 08/12

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