Okay people check this amazing site out. I found it on Natalie Mecham's blog. Currently I am in a huge limbo about the candidates. After hearing many comments from my comrades about why or why not they are voting for a particular candidate something struck me: WHAT IS ALL OF THIS BASED ON? McCain's bad rep? Obama Mania? Your mom or dad's good opinion? the latest gossip column? Obama's big talking? (he does have charm), McCain's war experience?NPR radio, or Rush?
I thought it strange that I feel so passionate about the elections, and yet, how much do I really know? How much do you REALLY know? That has thrust me into my latest obsession: the facts and the wanna be facts. Thus, here's a great website to go to. I've watched three out of the four debates, took careful notes, compared each candidate on their own officail website, read a couple books, but this--this website is really helping my see clearly and make my own judgements.
Who will I vote for? Currently, I have no idea, but I promise you this: I WILL VOTE FOR WHO I THINK WILL POINT THE COUNTRY IN THE WAY I THINK IT SHOULD GO. Mind you, I don't think Obama nor McCain will or is capable of turning this country around in eight years. I sincerely hope I'm wrong for either who will become President. Alas, it isn't the person who becomes president, it's the three judges who will be appointed by the president. Remember, this is a life long position...big decisions made.
So know the facts, don't go off what you heard in the headlines or your best friend's dog. Be educated. And to Taylor who I thought was mislead, sorry. You are a much more educated person on this subject than I. Kuddos to you and thanks for the example.
If you have more neutral ground websites I can go to, I'd love to know.
good for you I am the same way I feel very passionatley about elections and than read something new and realize how much I don't know and I really don't want to be one of those people who only vote based on their friends and family or party lines. With this election I honestly am not to happy with either cadidate and I instead of voting for one or the other, I will find myself voting against one and by default for the other!
ReplyDeleteThe problem is candidates don't ever try to inform, they only try to "persuade" even if it's by less than honest means. You have to get elected after all...
ReplyDeleteOther websites:
For elections, FactCheck's organization is very simple. Also, www.opensecrets.org and www.taxpolicycenter.org.
For watching the government you've already got:
www.gao.gov - Government Accountibility Office and www.cbo.gov - Congressional Budget Office
Yes, both websites are government work, but the best of it.
I may be crazy (yes, I'll have to write-in Ron Paul's name on my ballot), but I try to make it an informed craziness.
glad to hear you are researching the candidates! I was watching a program where several registered voters were asked why they were voting for their candidates. It kind of made me laugh, and also made me a little sad, to hear most obama supporters reply, "Obama's about change!" and when asked what he was going to change, they generally said, "he's just going to change things." Well duh, any new president is a change. no idea about his policies.
ReplyDeleteoh well. I voted already! woohoo!