Well, it has been almost another week. Who knew Sweetpea and I would both get swamped at the same time! (Although I am definitely less-swamped than she is.)
It is finally Texas’s turn to participate in the election frenzy that has engulfed 2008. Watching TV here finally feels like watching TV in DC - political ads all the time, including a few not paid for by the candidates themselves. I guess that is the only difference with DC - PAC ads abound, which I do not miss!
Should be interesting to see what happens here, if only because Texas has open primaries, so lots of Republicans are planning to vote in the Democratic primary in the hopes of having some effect on the final selection of candidate. And while I understand this sentiment (I did it when I lived in Virginia) the intent behind it seems less than savory - I’ve heard lots of people saying they are voting for Hillary because she will be easier for McCain to defeat. And that just doesn’t sit right with me. When I crossed parties in VA, I wasn’t thrilled with the presumptive Democratic candidate, and was supporting the one Republican candidate that I thought I could live with at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. (My choice lost.)
So I will be interested to see where Texas comes out next Tuesday. And at the same time, I just can’t wait for November so we can stop all the madness (at least temporarily). Cause it won’t stop once we have a Democratic candidate. But maybe, just maybe, we can keep this election out of the gutter? I really could give a crap about theme tearing each other to shreds. I want to know what they are going to do for our country, our infrastructure, our schools, etc. Which makes me wonder - garden friends - what issues really do matter to us? Or don’t matter at all, as the case may be. I’d be curious to know.
BTW, isn’t Ron Paul running for President? I just saw a re-elect Ron Paul to Congress ad…Can you run for election for two posts concurrently? That seems beyond dumb!
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