But That's Just Me...

Being relatively new to the “political opinion” scene, I am hesitant to start a blog or write blogs for that matter airing my opinion and voice. I know I am setting up myself for a lot of criticism here, but that’s fine. Having said that I am fairly confident in what I know and feel I have heard enough to speak out. I am 22, and we (whether you are republican or democrat) don’t often have a voice, so, I suppose that’s a great thing about the internet. Yes, there is more to the net than just MySpace and Google.
Of course, the hot topic right now is John Kerry’s comments the other day about how he really feels about the troops in Iraq. “You study hard, you do your homework and you make an effort to be smart, you can do well. And if you don't, you get stuck in Iraq,” Kerry commented. Now, of course the spin that the Democrats are throwing is this new, already famous term “botched joke”. Kerry says the same; that it was meant to be aimed at the president. How in the world do you take those words, and relate that to the president? Regardless of the context, political figures HAVE to know their every word in public will be on tape. So, how does Kerry think the people in service feel about his comment? How degrading! I am getting the feeling John Kerry feels like you can only comment on a war or the military if you’ve been there, (or if you have a son who tragically died in Iraq and now care to camp out outside of President Bush’s property and be a victim’s voice for the Democratic ideals). Well, I guess that leaves out 250 million plus people without military experience.
There is a growing disdain for the GOP. We can thank 2 entities in my opinion, and thank them strongly for this: public universities, and 99% of the media. As a public university student, I have the “privilege” of sitting through lecture halls and hearing professors give their “expert” opinions on things like the war, the economy and just about anything you can have an opinion on. Now granted, people can form their own views about subjects and situations, but I can tell you, (and reassure you parents voting democratic), that your dollars going to your children’s educations are going to professors who use their classroom as a platform (and I dare say a fair amount of time) for promoting the left’s agenda of Bush-bashing, Iraq-war hating, pro-choice, anti-Christianity views. I sometimes feel like I am sitting in a MSNBC or CBS-lead class. (And by the way, the newest poll suggest 77% of the stories on ABC, CBS and NBC are favorable towards democrats, to the 12% that are favorable towards Republicans.) Funny how, on a college campus (where your “welcome to college” pack includes condoms and birth-control info), people bash Bush for attempting to liberate 28million people and stop terrorism before it comes here again, but back Clinton for “getting some” in the oval office.
You see, I am from the generation that for the majority, any political interest began on a horrid Tuesday morning in September of 2001. I think the following month or 2 has been the only time since that day that we haven’t heard left attacks on Bush, (or anyone with a differing view than liberals for that matter).
So, now come the 2006 elections, and the smear tactics are flying. So, lets put all those aside. Who really is better fit to lead this country? Well, here at this college campus that I am writing this from, you would think liberals are going to control the house, senate and in 2 years, the White House, (even here however, the Hillary-era seems a bit far-fetched, imagine that. She would have been smart to play the victim card as the poor wife who was cheated on after the Bill/Monica debacle. The left loves to cast victims of horrible, awful situations in the limelight to gather votes.)
So, from a victim’s own words: “Thank you John Kerry, for dishonoring, discrediting and completely downplaying a close family member’s service to her country. I love that you feel the only reason she was “stuck in Iraq” was because she was a failure everywhere else in her life.”
I don’t know, like I said, I am fairly new to this whole political opinion scene. Maybe it’s just me, but, the thought of a house majority leader who marches with NAMBLA-reps and organizations who want to protect the rights of extremists who want to kill me and you doesn’t sound appealing. The though of a man who calls our service members failures isn’t my idea of excellent representation. I could go on, but that’s just me. I’ll leave the rest to my "right-wing nut job friends" (as the left would have you believe) Sean, Rush, Ann and Bill. But again…that’s just me. - AJW