Four Years Ago, My Birthday was on Election Day
And oh the fun that was had! Four years ago my family and I agreed on pretty much everything politically, except for my belief about the 9/11 myth, which is to be expected when a member of your family is currently serving in the Army, but other than that, there was no familial conflict when it came to politics. Four years ago, I turned 18 and because I had registered to vote early, I could vote and voice my disapproval of George Bush the first time and I reveled in my civic duty. To me, voting is not only important because I am an American, but I’m also a woman and women in the United States have only possessed the right to vote for the past 88 years, which is not a long time at all when you look at history as a whole. Four years ago I voted and the only thing I wanted for my birthday was a new commander in chief and even though the election did not turn out the way I had wanted, I knew that I had done my part in voicing my concern for the future of my country. But a lot has changed in four years.
George Bush’s second term has brought conflict internationally and nationally and has been put at the forefront of America. Instead of thinking about what would be better for this country, we have had 8 years of a president who thought about what would be in his best interest. What was once believed to be a wealthy country of hope and inspiration has been turned into a nation of conflict, not only with an unjust war but also a country that has been divided between the people who believe the government is and has been doing the “right thing,” those people being deemed as “patriotic” and the rest of us, people who believe that not only the last four years, but the last eight have been a major error and who are called unpatrotic, terrorists and heathens because we cannot bring ourselves to agree with an unjust regime hungry for power and money at all costs.
This year, my birthday was not on Election Day, it was a day like any other and two days later, on November 4th, I will be doing my civic duty yet again and this time it isn’t a battle between George Bush and some Democrat, it is a battle between John McCain, George Bush squared, if you will, and a man who can bring about change. A man who inspires the people he speaks with and instills hope within the people of this country.
Four years later and each time I walk into my family’s house I am warned not to bring up politics, partly, I believe, is because I know what I am talking about and my family simply cannot get over the fact that the one politician finally looking out for our best interests is half black. But why does that matter? Well, Pennsylvania is divided between the sane folks like myself who don’t see race, gender or sexual orientation as something that is worthy of dividing people for and the rest, who believe if you look, speak or even think differently than the white majority, there is something wrong with you.
After a second Bush term we cannot afford a third and a vote for McCain, a man who voted 100% of the time with Bush during his first term and 95% during the second, would be putting into effect a third Bush term. We cannot afford to be divided nation any longer. Throughout the past year or so I have done countless posts about McCain’s politics and if you are still an undecided voter, I urge you to check them out and become a more informed citizen. Now is not the time to vote based on merely your party lines or for the white guy because the black guy is shady or something; this is the time to assess who would be a better leader for this country and John McCain simply is not it.
Vote for change tomorrow; we have already let a president get away with murder, deceit and lies and this election we must scream from the rooftops never again. Never again will a man steal an election and go on to deface what this country was based on. Vote for change, vote for Barack Obama.
We have a lot of work to do. Don’t give up and make sure your voice is heard!
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