This is why we need another Political Party

I'll preface my blog with my simple belief that this is the worse Election in American History. I have never seen such a terrible choice of candidates. There is no way a person can be Conservative or Libertarian and support any of the four main candidates left.

I believe the contests are between Obama vs. Clinton and McCain vs. Romney. I hope that Obama wins, simply because he'll be defeated by the Republican Candidate. His superb rhetoric is without substance, and people have no clue about what his platform is. We know his mantra, Hope and Change, but that's meaningless unless Clinton's mantra is Despair and Stay-the-Course. Clinton would be more difficult to beat, but she has too much baggage which is still in the closet. This leaves the Republicans.

McCain is simply terrible. A friend told me his mom actually cried at the prospect of him winning the nomination. Romney earned his fortune which makes me more comfortable with the possibility of him forming Economic Policy, but where exactly does he stand on the other issues? Is he going to create a National Health Care buy-in plan like what he did in Massachusetts? I hope not. People need to learn to prioritize their spending and live within their means. We've pushed consumerism for so long people think they're entitled to live easy lives supported by credit. Which brings me to my next point.

In Congress the Legislatures are figuring out how best to stimulate the Economy. This caused me to wonder if they believe in giving us money to spend to stimulate the Economy, does it then not make sense to minimize Government's burden on our Income so that we can continuously "stimulate" the Economy? I could do so much more with my Income if I could actually get my hands on it. I don't mind paying taxes to support the military, to pay for Legislature expenses and a salary that was maybe 3x poverty (which would force them to actually come up with solutions that fixed poverty rather than subsidize it), and anything else mandated by the Constitution, but that's it. Everything else should be voluntary.

It's also disconcerting to hear that Congressmen want to "fix" the sub-prime mess. Shouldn't people that were too poor to buy homes in the first place own up to reality rather than be subsidized by me and everyone else to stay in their home that they can't afford? Remember what I said about consumerism. Why should I as a taxpayer also bail out banks that were IDIOTIC when loaning money to people without verifying their income and credit history, etc. Let those banks fall and let the remaining banks know that no one will bail them out of bad practices. That's why we have a Free Market after all. Let the unscrupulous Buggers die!

Conservatives and Libertarians should recognize by now the Republican Party doesn't support their views. Conservatism and Libertarianism as a Republican Platform died under Bush. We don't believe in increasing Social Services (Rx for Seniors). We don't believe in rewarding law breakers (McCain-Kennedy Immigration Reform from this past Summer). We don't believe in economic redistribution of wealth (what's happening now in Congress under the Economic Stimulus Package i.e. giving checks to people that don't even pay Federal Income Tax). We don't believe in rewarding the financially irresponsible by giving them more money ("fixing" the sub-prime mess). We don't believe in bailing out unscrupulous lenders. By definition we're insane if we continue to support Republicans and expect different results in the future.

At the very minimum, a third Political Party that's both Conservative and Libertarian would force accountability to Republicans that espouse Conservative beliefs. We wouldn't have the current mess of McCain and Romney smearing each other with paint brushes dipped in ink the color of Liberal and claim that they're the most Conservative Candidate. Is McCain joking when he tells us that or does he think we're more senile than him?

Since the Third Party I want doesn't exist, and I have a choice to make essentially between Romney and McCain because a vote for another Candidate is essentially a vote for McCain, I have to vote for Romney and hope with all my might that the current position he holds on the issues is the position he'll advocate as President.

Huckabee... Huckabee... Huckabee

http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080124/NATION/8463148/1001&template=nextpage

It's like a mom that states your name repeatedly only to tell you in the end how disappointed she is with you. The worse type of feeling one can get from a parent in my opinion. That's how I feel about Huckabee. The man is just a disgrace as a Republican. To read this article from the Washington Times about how money was given to Democrats in an Election year can only be described as disappointing. I wish there was more information out there in the media regarding how the Republican Party members from Arkansas feel about Huckabee. I only hear about his Evangelist constituency, which support him solely because of his religious background. Coupled with his record on illegal immigration, it's just another reason to not support this snake.

Bill Clinton the Racist white Hick

http://serr8d.blogspot.com/2007/10/bill-clinton-racist-postcard-buy-it-now.html

Check out Bill's postcard to Mammaw (Hick for grandma) that he sent to her during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60's.

Ron Paul 2008

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s08RJ2_o_MM

Just another reason to consider Ron Paul. His exceptional explanation as to why Free Market Capitalism is the solution to this Nation's Health Care woes.