Tuesday, January 1, 2008

So who am I gonna vote for?

As a New Hamster, I gotta be responsible and set a proper example for the rest of the country. God appointed New Hampshire to lead the nation and we New Hamsters are under the gun to vote in the primary which is JUST NEXT WEEK.
I gotta stop being undecided and make up my mind real soon now.
Let's take this a step at a time. First I'm going to vote Republican, 'cause the Republicans will continue the mission in Iraq, where as the Democrats will pull out, leaving everyone at the mercy of Al Quaeda, kinda like we did to the South Vietnamese many years ago. We have put lives, money, political capital, reputations, American national unity, and six years into Iraq. We are very close to establishing a decent, liberal, democratic and Muslim government in the land of dictatorships, monarchies, and theocracies. If we can get Iraq going, and keep it going, the rest of the Middle East will follow suit, throw out the dictators, and become liberal democracies too.
They say liberal democracies don't make war on each other. A liberal democratic Iraq is a step in the right direction.
So, of the Republicans, who to go with? First scratch Ron Paul and Mike Huckabee, they are fringe nutcases. Guliani is a good man in a storm, pulled NYC together, and did a fantastic job on 9/11. But he is on the wrong side of the hot button issues (abortion and gun control) , has a messy personal life, and probably quite a bit of dirty laundry from his time in NYC. Fred Thompson is a likeable guy, right on the issues, but his poll standings are miserable. I fear a vote for Fred would be a vote wasted. Mitt Romney is hard working, good looking, smart, right on the issues now. Back when he was running for governor of MA he was on the other side of the hot button issues (pro abortion or at least not anti abortion and pro gun control). He has publically disavowed his previous stands, for which he has attracted a host of enemies who call him "flip flopper". I personally might forgive and forget his change of mind, but I fear a lot of voters won't.
That leaves McCain. Good man. I was serving in Viet Nam the year he got shot down. Real American hero. Right on most of the issues, except the McCain Finegold campaign spending law and last summer's immigration bill. A man who commands the respect of most Americans. A president McCain would be able to stand up and speak from the bully pulpit and things would happen, 'cause a lot of Americans trust him and admire him, and would go where he led.
So looks like I vote for McCain.

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