Election Day Is Here

Today is the big day, and hopefully Americans will choose freedom over socialism. Most pundits are predicting an Obama win, but on The McLaughlin Group this past weekend, the predictions were split. John McLaughlin, Pat Buchanan, and Clarence Page said the election was "too close to call," Monica Crowley predicted a McCain victory, and Eleanor Clift predicted that Obama would win.

On Monday, Vox Day predicted a McCain win, and a couple of bloggers named Bob Krumm and Sean Malstrom also issued predictions of a McCain victory. I hope they are right.

Meanwhile, I spent Monday evening over at Nancy Rommelmann's blog engaging in a spirited political discussion, when a disgruntled commenter named "Lizzy" showed up and posted this:

"And as far as qualifications go, Palin's far exceed Obama's. Like it or not, that's a fact."

That is one of the most asinine comments I've read from a commenter on this blog, and one at that who is pretty consistent in this manner.

Mike, it is OPINION, and YOUR opinion at that, not fact. At this point you simply sound like an ass who's backed into a corner and is lashing out with lack of critical thinking and logic. And if you feel that is a personal attack, then yes, yes it is.

And really at this point, I could give a rip about Palin's parenting skills. It's been her consistent inability to clearly show and articulate history, current domestic and foreign affairs and basic reality really in this election as well as her abysmal voting record in Alaska, lack of professional (and perhaps personal)ethics and inability to balance a basic public budget for that of the common good in her public service career that I think are the real problematic issues here. Oh, and that 150K wardrobe while expounding her "Joe the Plumber common people" hypocrisy and rhetoric (Louis Vitton, etc.) is disgusting, yet a perfect example and symbol of Palin and the party she represents: a party of selfishness and greed hiding behind empathy. Enough is enough.

And so I close with this: Bring it On. My great grandfather, and his father before him and so on back to the revolution fought for and in our great nation against tyranny and government B.S. like the kind I am witnessing in the current GOP and dudes, I am ready to take up arms now as well for the cause. So, like I said, bring it on because at the end of the day, the people have spoken in the polls and at some of the largest political rallies of our generation (all democratic BTW) and the people are pissed.

Our current conservative government has had plenty of opportunities to show strong leadership and make things better over the past 8 years and frankly, they have blown it at almost every turn. At this point, it is irresponsible and frankly, I feel a danger to our nation and to democracy as a whole to support such a destructive platform. Ideological? Yes, certainly. Mis-informed? Hell no, quite informed. Angry? yep. Fed up actually.

And I would like to close by telling certain commenters to go...themselves, but Nancy wouldn't like that very much so I'll just let it hang as is.

Posted by: Lizzy | November 03, 2008 at 09:57 PM

That hardly sounds like the type of happy, confident Obama supporter that the mainstream media has assured us are out there. Should McCain win, I'm certain more sentiments such as Lizzy's will be voiced.

In an interview yesterday, Sarah Palin's father said the following:

“I’m just so proud to be Sarah’s father. Years ago I taught her to field dress a moose. Tomorrow I want you to see her field dress a donkey!”

Today, it's open season.