Those Over-Dramatic Spots

So I noticed the last time I wrote here was oh back in August, so I dragged myself onto the computer yet again to punch out a witty saying and inspiring quote. Trust me when I say that I will be making this writing thing a more, how shall I say, permanent activity. But I like sleep also, so this might not be terribly long. Read on and find out.

The title of today's post represents how I feel about all those dozens of political commercials (tv-spots, I believe is their official title) that have been plaguing our television sets for months and months. Just a couple minutes ago I saw another Obama ad with pictures of scared-looking elderly all sitting around with an authoritative voice saying how McCain will cut Medicare costs and how worried people are and how Obama doesn't support hurting the middle class. But this post isn't about the benefits or cons of one candidate's positions versus the other; frankly I've had enough of those over the preceding months, and that actually is my point.

When did the American political system become such an over-the-top commercialized electronic show of dazzling sights and sounds instead of the methodical, weighty, intellectual process that it used to be? I for one am done with the never-ending ads and news flashes about the latest personal attack and how one candidate has changed his position yet again. This is not to say that politics do not still fascinate me; I still am going to and always will vote, and I still want to teach politics and government someday soon. All that I am saying is that people have been running for president since- sheesh didn't Obama declare he was running back in February 2007? Since almost a full two years ago this has all been going on. Now, pretty much from the beginning I was active and involved, sorting through all the multitude of candidates running, researching and discovering who would be the best for our country and who would be the worst. After just a little bit of digging, I was able to make my first choice of who to support, quickly by who my second choice would be, then third, fourth and so on (there were a lot of folks running). Finally it came down to McCain and Obama, which is where we've been at since, what was it, this spring? Alls I'm saying is that I'm tired of it all.

I know and I have known for a long time who gets my vote, and all I want to do is cast my vote, see the results, then watch as this country either sinks or swims. In the end, I have that peace that surpasses all that so-called understanding of the politicians, and political pundits, and media, and socialists- er, I mean sociologists; everyone who lives and breathes politics just because they have nothing better to do, nothing more to look forward to. They can preach change all they want, and put country first all they want, but you see: that peace that I have, that surmounts anything this world has to offer, that peace tells me that no matter who wins, no matter who I vote for, there is Someone more mighty with mightier plans than even (gasp!) the president of the most powerful country in the history of the world.

I leave you with this quote:

Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried.
-Sir Winston Churchill