Today is the Pennsylvania presidential primary and for the first time in my life, I don't know if I will vote! I'm a GOP gal, but I'm not a lever-puller either. I try to make informed decisions about who I vote for, and I'm what the media calls a "values voter." I'm not wild about John McCain (closet Dem), and I don't want to see either Sir "William" Hillary or Fauxbama get into the White House and attempt to institute their socialistic ideas--I don't want to get started! Plus, I want to hear real solutions to real problems...not WHAT you want to do but HOW are you going to do it and WHEN, not ot mention how much will it COST? Also, I don't want to hear the tired "bring home the troops" mantra. I support the war, although like many Americans, I don't want to see our troops put in harms way either. IMO, only time will tell whether or not this war was a success or a grand mal failure of the Bush administration. I'm also tired of hearing whether or not the candidates support abortion--notice I didn't use the "cowardly" and "covert" term pro-choice (PRO ABORTION is appropriate IMHO). I'm staunchly pro-life but I also know that the Supreme Court is the only entity that can reverse Roe v. Wade and I don't see that happening in my lifetime. Yes, the President has the power to appoint SCJs who could work toward that reversal, but right now our government has bigger issues to tackle. The economy, gas prices, illegal immigration, etc. The adult v. fetal stem cell issue is immensely important to me, but again, there are issues that are imminently more important. Where the candidates stand on those issues serves as my set of criteria as to whom I would vote for. Anyway, I think I might write someone in for shits & giggles...
