Epic Election News

So today New Mexico Governor and former-presidential-candidate-of-choice-by-me decided to throw his support in favor of Barack Obama, and so I shall follow in supporting Senator Obama.

I have looked at each candidate quite in-depth since my last choice, John Edwards, dropped out, and I have found Obama to be the more captivating candidate.

While Hillary Clinton may be far more experienced, more motivated to provide health care, and is a resident near to my mother's hometown, ignoring the prospect of a black president who wants to get all troops out of Iraq, create a green economy, and help illegal immigrants stay in this country is too tempting to pass up.

He's not the Richardson or the Edwards I supported in the past and he certainly isn't dynamic on the issues, but he's pretty close, and I really do feel like he is the kind of person who can galvanize a change in this country. My only hope, is that Edwards and Richardson find a place in his government.

I also like the fact that he is open to a bipartisan government, with Republicans and Democrats making up his administration. I look at a Bloomberg/Hagel ticket as very tempting, despite leaning far to the left, and I think Obama can get that kind of a ticket as his administration.

Chuck Hagel has made fantastic points about this administration's foreign policy and he's not afraid to grill the opposition. Seeing a U.S. senator who isn't going to tolerate bullshit is damn impressive, I just wish he had more liberal views.

As for other politics, we just rolled over 5 years of being in the hell-hole that is Iraq. I want to see the day when the masses march all over the streets of U.S. cities protesting this uncalled for, and morally wrong war. Don't forget, we went to war because Iraq allegedly had WMD's, and when we didn't find any, the administration twisted the facts into a "War on terrorism." Don't let ignorance get the best of you, research the facts, and stand up against this terrible disaster of American foreign policy.

Just to add to the Iraq conundrum, we are nearly at 4000 soldiers that have died there, along with hundreds of thousands of dead Iraqis. We need to withdraw our troops from Iraq, let the Iraqis take over, and if that fails, divide the country into three seperate states. While we're over there, do the same in Israel/Palestine.

When it comes to the economy, I am flabbergasted at the lack of bold moves from the government. Reducing interest rates and the like will work for businesses, but the problem is the people, and our utter lack of self-control with spending money. Save money, any way possible, that is my advice.

Speaking of the economy, let's talk fuel prices. Now, our government doesn't tax the hell out of gasoline, as European governments do, but I think we might need to. The giant, gas-guzzling cars of this country are a plague. There is nothing that infuriates me more than seeing a giant Cadillac Escalade on the road - WITH ONE FUCKING PERSON IN IT!! You do not buy an 8-seater so you can haul your 7-person ego around with you, you buy it for people in your family. Besides, buy a damn van, it's more economical.

Escalades and Hummers are not cool, you know what are? Tesla Roadsters, Honda Fits, Volkswagen Jetta TDIs. Cars that make over 30 mpg? Brilliant. I want more SMARTCars and less STUPIDCars. Let's get some planning for our future people, break it down now people, let's get the ball rolling on energy efficiency.

So yes, who has seen the price of gasoline lately? LOL. Around $3.26/gallon of unleaded regular gasoline is the normal price, with diesel fuel reaching a staggering $4.00+ per gallon. Folks, this is bad news. Diesel fuel is supposed to be our alternative fuel for the present! Our trucking industry relies on it, but the consumer transportation industry is heading towards using diesel fuel. It always used to be cheaper and yet provides much better gas mileage, at a decent cost as well. Now, that whole plan is being thrown into the garbage as far as a marketing perspective is concerned.

I do not believe that the price of diesel fuel is literally over $4 a gallon, but more of a ruse to save the American auto industry from yet another invasion of fuel efficient vehicles, which we know GM, Chrysler, and Ford can cope with right now, especially when a car that gets 35mpg on the highway is considered a saint, and a "hybrid" badge on a giant SUV that gets 20mpg is somehow correct.

But, that about does it, I'm done ranting for now as I can't seem to think of any more topics to cover that are deathly important. I could be here for hours complaining, but I prefer not to. After all, it is the weekend.

Oh, and to my roomate, clean up your damn side of the room. It's getting ridiculous, to the point where you no longer have a desk (thanks to trash build-up), and you spend all day on your laptop on your bed, which is directly behind me, and thus giving me zero privacy to complain about you or even to change my damn clothes.