In the world of politics

I realized that I haven't blogged recently about political events - and for me, that just isn't right. So here goes: the good, the bad & the downright ugly.

Obama picked Biden. I'm still not sure how I feel about this. Biden is well known for shooting off his mouth. And I think in light of the way the Bush administration has ran, this is a good thing. At least if Obama plans to listen to his VP anyway. Each exec is different, in their structure and power bases - and rightly so. I just hope Biden doesn't end up putting his foot in his mouth more often than not. I'd hate for the Dems to have a "Quayle" in their midst - if you know what I mean.

The Dems had their shot in the limelight last week. It was the same old-same old. I didn't watch a lot of the hoopla - strange stuff for me. But I did catch most of the 'big' speeches, thanks to H. I missed Michelle Obama's speech completely. At 1st I was NOT impressed w/Hillary's speech. However she pulled it through about 2/3rds of the way through & it came together well. Old Bill - he's always been a great speaker (oh how I've missed listening to a leader who could put a clear cohearant sentence together WITHOUT making up words.) Biden's speech was exactly what you'd expect and he delivered. Obama's was downright inspirational. You know - a leader who doesn't inspire, really isn't much of a leader. There were things he was able to say, that have needed to be said, for a LONG time. Like taking responsibility YOURSELVES for not just your life, but your family and your own communities. Look at your immediate world and do something about it. Anyway - I loved it. I won't bore you w/any more on that one.

McCain picked Palin. Now some would think I'd be extatic for a female on a ticket. I'm not. Why? It's not the right female. To choose a woman, solely because she's a woman to get p-o'd Hillary supporters is completely insulting. You have McCain, who is 72. In any other profession in this country he'd be forced into retirement. He is campaigning to hold the MOST stressful job in the world. I don't agree that he should have chosen a VP w/virtually no experience. 2 years as a Governor just doesn't cut it in my book. Palin just got her feet wet. Heaven-forbid McCain's health fail. This is NOT a stretch of the imagination as I've stated above. You want Palin to be President then? Not me. No way. This is scary if you ask me.

Now the good part of McCain's choice of Palin is this. I've seen a part of the McCain that I USED to know show up. I liked McCain PRIOR to his running for President. He did buck his party when called for. He did some great legislative bills. But when he started running for Pres., he ditched ALL the things I liked about him. He even has campaigned AGAINST the things he bucked the GOP for in the 1st place. So for him to choose Palin was just a glimmer of hope that the McCain that I knew and liked prior was still in there somewhere. But that's where the good part ends.

So now it's the GOP's turn so show the world whatever it is they want to show us. We'll see how that one goes.

Last night on the news there were raids and arrests for 'protesters'. I use that term loosely since the people arrested were not speaking about anything and were simply ruining others' property (smashed windows & vandalism). These are not protesters - they're thugs. The real protesters were across town. Differing views were presented & yes, yelling was happening. However nobody was hurt, no fists were flying & no property was damaged. That is protesting. Send those other guys to jail & throw away the key.