Comments on: Less than four weeks to go

By: Maura

Maura — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 17:19:10 +0000

The undecideds baffle me, as well.

I saw a piece on 20/20 Friday showing how little some (younger) people know about our country and this election, and it was sobering. The reporter (Stossel?) was saying “Maybe they should to the ‘smart’ thing and not vote on election day if they don’t know the issues or anything about the candidates.”

I’ve decided that I disagree. You have to start somewhere. Go, vote, even if it’s for what I consider the “other side.” Eventually, it will come to you that your input has a result — if you don’t like the result, think more about your input next time.

Of course, that didn’t work so well 4 years ago, but I think overall, it does.

By: anymommy

anymommy — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:02:22 +0000

Well said. You write about these issues so clearly. Thanks for making me think.

By: psychmamma

psychmamma — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:28:14 +0000

Very, very well-said. I’m voting Obama for various reasons outlined at my blog, and probably many of the same reasons as you. I am so disappointed and disgusted with the unprofessional/hateful tone the McCain campaign has adopted this month. Here’s some food for thought:

If Obama wins, how is he “supposed to lead our country through two wars and the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression when candidates have spent a month trying, through ugly innuendo, to convince half the population that he’s an evil, black Muslim terrorist who hates America?”

The quote is from this article: http://tinyurl.com/3klbfv if you want more food for thought.

No matter who wins, the country has a lot of recovery to accomplish. I hope that bitter, petty hatefulness will be put aside and that we can pull together as the great nation that we are.

Thanks for the reminder about state and local politics. I always tend to let my knowledge slip a little in that area during a presidential year. I’m off to brush up right now.

By: Shannanb aka Mommy Bits

Shannanb aka Mommy Bits — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 02:00:09 +0000

Ps. I saw David Mendell from the Chicago Tribune speak yesteray. We need to get his book on Obama, From Promise to Power. He followed Obama back when he first ran for state senate in Illinois.

David was a great speaker and just made me realize even more so, that I would be making the right decision on election day.

By: Shannanb aka Mommy Bits

Shannanb aka Mommy Bits — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 01:57:06 +0000

I am what I call – a republicrat – a conservative deomocrat. I hope you know already how I am voting. I am so ready for the election to be here so that the country can be under new leadership and being moving forward.

By: feener

feener — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:07:01 +0000

here is why i am a bit undecided, i am a republican and like mccain. YES i do not agree with all republican views – am PRO CHOICE, but i do feel safer and more secure about mccain in charge HOWEVER, I do not like the idea of sarah palin and her inexperience. so that is why i am undecided. i know some folks thing it is easy b/c you should vote on policies, but sometimes one’s policies are not all the same as one party.

By: Shel

Shel — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:27:59 +0000

Amy – I’m in your bleeding heart liberal camp of course.

Kevin and I have been saving a rather pricey bottle of champagne for election night. Napoleon once said that in victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it.

Either way, we’re set.