I didn't think I would find myself aligning with one candidate so soon, but with so much in the news how can you not?
Being a woman, I love that there is a strong woman candidate; but I just can't bring myself to support Clinton. Don't get me wrong, I loved Bill Clinton and thought both of them were a great team during his 8 years. But I just don't think Hillary is far enough away from the conventional. She followed right along in giving Bush a blank check to start a war and she's got a lot of other baggage. Not that baggage is necessarily wrong (some say Rudy's baggage of three marriages will cause him problems); but I'm just not getting a sincere feeling from her.

Ya know, to me, the one person who sounds good through all the sound bites is Barack Obama. No matter how small the sound bite, he sounds eloquent, sincere, smart and trustworthy. I can't believe that I missed seeing him when he was in Denison! I want to hear him in person to see if he's just as good as his sound bites! He so eloquently explains his own, internal struggles and admits that he's only human and can never be perfect. Have any of you read his books?

I think that we can only go up from where we are (unless Mitt is elected). The Bush Administration has taken us down a long, dark hole and has over-used the federal system to advance their personal agenda. It's disgusting that the American People have not said ENOUGH!!!!!

Well 2008 cannot come soon enough; but in the meantime let's discuss politics for awhile. Let's try not to call people names (except the candidates, if you so please) and let's hold the space for each person to voice their beliefs. Remember that the great thing about our country is that we have the freedom to express our thoughts and ideas. I know that forums can get pretty heated when talking politics, but if we remember not to attack each other on a personal level, things will be fine.

So, anyone feel like persuading me to another candidate? I haven't given any money so I'm not set on one, just leaning a particular way.