tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post7574751865225736945..comments2023-10-15T08:15:46.205-04:00Comments on Mike's Eyes (Spotted By): Mixed Thoughts on the ElectionMichael Neibelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-31169871729343207582008-11-04T17:04:00.000-05:002008-11-04T17:04:00.000-05:00Butter-pecan WITH chocolate?! That will make any ...Butter-pecan WITH chocolate?! That will make any day happy. Cheers!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959611659473389454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-8077835653831917652008-11-04T15:47:00.000-05:002008-11-04T15:47:00.000-05:00Hi Amy:I took my paperback copy of AS but there wa...Hi Amy:<BR/>I took my paperback copy of AS but there was no line. At 1:30pm there were only myself and three others to use the twelve booths available. But I did set my copy of AS on the table for poll workers to see while I presented my driver's license.<BR/><BR/>I'm afraid that Carl Levin will probably win easily unfortunately. In a campaign ad I saw of his yesterday he lied to the people telling them that greed and a Wall Street run wild were the cause of the meltdown. Sad. As far as House Reps go, I'm stuck with Carl's brother Sander-two of a kind. I would like to see one of them lose but they're both big supporters of labor so the people will still vote for them no matter what.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip on cheering up with chocolate, and it is a beautiful day. So I will walk around the block today and tonight when I watch the returns I will have a bowl of butter pecan ice cream with chocolate on top.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-34138197985257641672008-11-04T10:23:00.000-05:002008-11-04T10:23:00.000-05:00So I brought my BIG hardcover Atlas Shrugged, with...So I brought my BIG hardcover Atlas Shrugged, with the Atlas holding up the title cover art which is the most recognizable, to the polling place this morning and read it while waiting in line. I didn't receive any comments, but I was happy I had it. It felt like an anchor to reality. <BR/><BR/>I had already decided to abstain for president, and thought that while I wasn't going to check anything anyway, I wrote in "Ayn Rand" and filled in the circle.<BR/><BR/>I'm not even going to pay attention to who wins for president for a while, but I will track and be happy if: Andy Dillon is recalled, Carl Levin loses, and Thaddeus McCotter wins. I guess I can look at the presidency this way - at lease one of those goons will get their comeuppance.<BR/><BR/>Have a good day Mike, and remember to eat chocolate if things get you down. After all, it will be a beautiful day and 70 degrees!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959611659473389454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-60776226345763707502008-11-03T17:12:00.000-05:002008-11-03T17:12:00.000-05:00Thanks Amy! I agree that I too would love to punis...Thanks Amy! I agree that I too would love to punish the Repubs by not voting for them but I'm afraid that we must stay alive first. That may mean voting for Repub seats this election just to give the Dems more resistance. And I too have doubts that such punishment would even work. But I do think it is worth a try.<BR/><BR/>Yes I heard Rush L's invitation to choicers to leave the republican party. I might write to a repub, after the election, explaining that I won't be voting for him again because I'm a pro-choicer and Rush invited me out of the party so good bye.<BR/><BR/>I like your idea of taking a copy of Atlas Shrugged to read while in line. I'll do it too.<BR/><BR/>Anon: Thanks too.<BR/>"But then, it's been a long time since I've been enthusiastic about a Presidential candidate." Yes and that is why I've promised myself to not fault any objectivist for how they vote in this election including abstention.Michael Neibelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15321103608597264855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-85022929020571575922008-11-03T14:42:00.000-05:002008-11-03T14:42:00.000-05:00Given everything, "my intention is to vote solidly...Given everything, "my intention is to vote solidly republican for all candidates to provide more resistance to dem agendas." ... seems the wisest choice, and it's certainly how I'll be voting.<BR/><BR/>I'll be disppointed if Obama wins the Presidency.<BR/><BR/>I'll be disppointed if McCain wins, too.<BR/><BR/>But then, it's been a long time since I've been enthusiastic about a Presidential candidate.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, despite everything, the battle is far, far from over ... fight on, sir!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19937890.post-9971828147515780512008-11-03T10:39:00.000-05:002008-11-03T10:39:00.000-05:00Hi Mike!I really like your thinking, and agree wit...Hi Mike!<BR/><BR/>I really like your thinking, and agree with it. Very clever looking at this election from the furher's point. The unsolved question for me is regarding "punishing" the republican party by not voting for them. I initially agreed with the idea that *perhaps* the repubs would "learn" from not being elected, thereby forcing them to reexamine their religious policies. I'm wondering if this could ever work. I don't see a lot of evidence that this would work, where they would give up on stem cell and abortion opposition and focus on individual rights and limited government. Rush Limbaugh even called on conservatives to weed out the pro-choice elements among the party and to enforce the repub's religious ideas. I'm curious - what do you think?<BR/><BR/>In the meantime, I am leaning toward abstaining from the presidential election, voting for Senate and House republicans, yes on 1 and yes on 2. McCotter especially because he voted No twice on the bailout, and I'd like to reward him for that. I would like to see all those in favor of the bailout get booted -- mainly because it was a flagrant slap in the face of the American people who were overwhelmingly against it. I don't want to see, say Carl Levin, getting away with it and being re-elected.<BR/><BR/>I'm pretty sure about two things: Obama will give us an increased dose of the same poison, but McCain/Palin will give us the somewhat of the same along with a dose of a new poison -- religion as patriotism/forcing pregnant women into birth/curtailing stem cell research even further/prayer in the schools/etc. I'm most concerned about reproductive freedoms and especially the promotion of the Christian religion as a founding tenant of America. <BR/><BR/>So try not to get too nauseated tomorrow morning. I'll be bringing Atlas Shrugged to read while I stand in line.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15959611659473389454noreply@blogger.com