Election Ramble

by Rudolph

Man, this election is getting ridiculous.

Between snow machines, increasing foreclosures, right-wing Christians, “red-neck” baby daddies, economic collapses, and postponed debates (I didn’t know you could do that!). What’s next?

All this is happening while this country is at such a critical time. We are no longer the supreme empire that we once were—we are now teetering on the edge of third world status.

I don’t say that to add to the paranoia around the condition of our country, but rather, to encourage urgency in everybody, not only in our elected officials, but in ourselves. We can no longer believe that a free market will work for us. It never has, and it never will. Fortunately, while republicans have long stood by their belief that whatever is good for business is good for the people, they are now seriously retrenching and seeing the benefit of regulation. Unfortunately, we need bailouts in not only the financial sector, but also in the inner-ciy, in the classroom, in the hospital, and in the home.

With all that said, I believe that with every crisis, there is opportunity. We have an opportunity to get engaged in what’s going on, vote for someone responsible, and encourage our elected officials to think in a nuanced way about the economy, foreign policy, and the serious issues happening in our community.

Let’s be responsible in November.

Sidenote: I’m watching CNN and they’re showing clips of poor Senator McCain running around the capitol trying to find something to do while Congress was finishing up an increasingly urgent bailout. Meanwhile, Obama is so graciously holding himself back from blaming the man for holding everybody back, and Palin is looking like a blithering idiot with Katie Couric. Also, Wamu just failed.