Let The Mudslinging Commence!

Oh, wait, it's been going on for days and weeks already.

Well, these last few days before the election will be filled with dramatic ad campaigns, filled with a lovely selection of misdirection, implied misdeeds, and flat out lies about various propositions and candidates for office.

Oh, yes, the mudslinging and muckraking has definitely commenced.

The funny thing is that most of the people I talk to know EXACTLY how they're going to vote. So all these commercials are just wasting time and money.

Typical, wasting time and money.

Hmmmm, is that just a precursor of things to come? Another politician wasting our time and our money?

Sigh, nothing new here, nothing to see, move along people, move along.

Yet, this whole election is about change.

The real question is, will it be "same games, different faces"? Or is there really a possibility that things can change?

I can say one thing for sure. I have seen more people stepping up to vote than I've ever seen before.

That's a good change.

Now, if we could just convince these guys that throwing mud against the other candidate to see if anything sticks is a pointless exercise, a waste of time and money...

Naw, the mudslinging has commenced, the air time bought and paid for, there's no hope for reasonable minds at this late date.

Maybe next time, folks will remember who did and who did not think it was necessary to dredge up a bunch of lies to make the other guy look bad.

Shoot, why, when he does so well by himself???

Give a politician enough air time, and sooner or later, he'll say something so incredibly stupid that even the most devout follower will cringe.

Of course, that'll be more ammo for the next round of mudslinging...

2008 - A Year of Change?

Is 2008 going to be a year of change?

Or is it going to be lots of noise and talk and bull hockey, with no real change at all?

Shoot, I don't know!

I can say that it's going to be interesting as the politics get deeper and mudslinging gets uglier. And there's a whole lotta mud that's going to be slung. The Clinton machine is churning away. Obama is looking better by the minute. Edward's wife is looking tired (I need to pray for that woman, she needs ALL our strength and prayers as she continues to battle cancer). The Republicans are in about the same boat, lots of uncertainty.

Bottom line, which candidate has the best ability to win? Who can win the hearts of Americans? Actually, it's more of business as usual -- who is going to be the best of a bunch of bad choices?

I like Obama. I'm just not sure he's going to be able to win this year.

I don't like too many of the other Democratic candidates.

I pretty much don't like any of the Republicans.

Most of the other candidates aren't viable.

I'll be honest, I don't know who's going to win the election.

One thing I do know: No matter what any candidate promises the American public, if he/she thinks anything will be accomplished without the cooperation of Congress, he/she is a fool. And we're fools for believing anything different...