I am voting in this election because I don’t want some dumb person in the white house or as my state representative. That said if the person I want to win does not win then I have every right to complain, if you don’t vote and the person you didn’t vote for, but wanted them to make it does not win then you can shut your mouth for 4 years and vote next time. Here in Michigan it is too late to register to vote, but other states are still accepting people. That said Connie, over at Brain Foggles tagged me for this very cool meme that tells people to get out and vote. So sit back and watch the video and then go register to vote, unless it’s midnight, then go to bed and do it first thing in the morning, and I mean first thing, no brushing your teeth or changing out of your pj’s. You can feed the dog first if you have to.

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I don’t know a lot of bloggers the one’s I do I think already have been tagged. I was going to get my top droppers from entrecard but the site is not working. So I have one.

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I have to say I am very impressed and after listening to him am am very sure I will be voting for him. I think he will be about change, and as he put it we don’t need to take a 10% chance for change. I was not able to vote 8 years ago I was 17 when voting took place, but 18 when Bush took office. I wish I could have had a voice, because I would have voted against him and I would have felt like I tried. Instead I am one of those who has struggled since I graduated to find work, pay for school and food and try to make a life for myself.

Obama’s plans for this country is what needs to happen, we need to take care of ourselves not try to pay for everyone else when we have homeless people and children that can not eat. I am tired of watching people with money get everything and complain when they can’t have that second or third home. That needs to stop and if your one of those people, think about how the economy is for you, now think about what it would be like to wonder if you’ll have food tomorrow? I’m sure you don’t worry about this.

I think though the best part of the speech was that Obama believes in family and parents being able to be parents, not working all the time to make ends meet, not worrying about money or how they are going to get their kids to and from school. We need to make a change, and we need to now or we are just going to keep going downward and things will just get worse.

He also stated that you don’t defeat terrorist by being in Iraq. he’s right terrorism is everywhere, you defeat it by sending the message that you are willing to look past differences, not enforce your believes onto others. Working with others is the answer, not going in with power and weapons and making people do as you want them too.

We as a country need to think, what about me? what about my children what about our lives, our homes, our issues? Why can’t we spend Billions on our schools and our health instead of on war and other countries that just use us so that they don’t have to spend anything?

The United States is on at a canyon, do we step forward and build a bridge across or do we sit down and let things stay as they are?

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I didn’t watch the Country awards show last night, but I heard on the radio this morning that Kenny Chesney won the Entertainer of the year award, but still complained about how fans voted for the award. According to the radio station he said something along the lines of “all this means is that someone got more fans to click a button on the Internet.” The radio show host was upset with this as were the callers. I think the idea is great, but Kenny makes a very good point. With an Internet vote you can vote over and over again for the same person. Even if they log your IP address, you can still go somewhere else and vote or if you really strange and obsessed with your person winning you can use a proxy.

That is one reason why I get what he may have meant by his statement. The other is that some people may have voted for him, just to make sure another nominee didn’t win. People do things like that. I think being he won and made the statement that he really disagreed with how it was done. Again I like the idea of fans voting, unfortunately unless they start requiring addresses and you can only vote once with that address will the double voting go down. Even then it will still happen. It’s a risk you take when you do any type of online voting. Thats one reason we don’t do it for presidential elections.

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Last night I sat and watched the debate, Yes I watched the whole debate. Why? Well I thought that I might learn something and I did, but I still am not sure who I am voting for. I know who I am not.

Right now I am leaning more toward the Democrats, but I don’t know who I am going to vote for. All of the candidates made great points that I agree with. One being that health care in the united states is broken and needs to be fixed. What surprised me was that I agree with the Republican way to do it, and the democrat ways of doing it. Do I think government should take over health insurance. Yes, but they need strict regulations and if they can work with the insurance companies already here then maybe we can get both cheep health care and keep the good health care we have.

The Economy was another topic that interested me, I don’t think they covered it enough though. I have been saying for the last 3 years that the United states was going to go into a recession. Our president has ignored the signs and now we are in trouble. Yes he is now trying to find a way to stop it. But I think it just might be too late. The candidates all had some great ideas and of course many would probably help fix the economy. I loved it when one candidate asked “what happened to the democratic party? They use to be the party of the people.” I agree that the image has changed, but some of the ideas for the economy prove that these people still see the core values of there party. Tax cuts for the middle class and more taxes for the wealthy, the wealthy have money, they can afford to eat and pay there bills. Middle class people cant. My family is struggling again after just being able to get on their feet for once. My mother thought she might be able to retire by the time she is 70, but now it doesn’t look like it. She may NEVER be able to retire. Thats a sad thought, but a truth.

They of course covered the war, the Republicans in support of what is going on the Democrats against it. I agree with the Democrats that the solders need to be brought home as soon as possible, but with a plan and without causing ciaos in Iraq. I have said before that the only way to get Iraq to do anything and start taking responsibility for their own country is to pull out our troops and show that we will not be there forever.

I found the debate enlightening, but still not helpful for me. Of course I will not be voting in the Michigan primary because we have been told that unless we vote for a candidate our vote will not be counted. I am a Hillary supporter but at the same time, I’m not sure she is the one I want in office yet. I like her views but there are others I like as well. Having one choice is not right. Knowing that my vote will not matter is a huge turn off in this election. Michigan has had enough problems, why punish us for something our government decided to do. We didn’t vote to have the primary’s moved. The government choose it.

That is why I like that some candidates have come to the conclusion that the people need to be more involved in government and feel like they are more involved. If not the whole foundation of this country is being ignored and could be lost forever.

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I have decided that I’m not going to vote in the Michigan primary. I don’t think it’s fair to the voters of Michigan to only have one democratic choice on the ballot. The citizens did not choose to move the primary forward. Why should we be punished for it. I’m I a Democrat? No, but I’m not a Republican either. I vote for whomever I think will do the job better then the rest.

I’ve never voted in a primary. The first time I could vote was the last presidential election. I honestly could have cared less who won what. I just knew I hated Bush and I didn’t want him to win. But I could vote him down in the November elections. This year I thought about it, but now that they have done this, I just don’t think I’m going to. I’m still not sure who to vote for, though it probably will be a Democrat. I just seem to like there point of view better.

I really don’t think it’s right that they can say who or who is not on a ballot in a state, personal I think that they need to just hold one set of primary across the country on the same day and everyone votes. End of it. The winner gets the nomination and we go on from there.

Of course that is just my opinion.

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