A million thank you's to the lovely and talented Nicole at Making It Lovely for sharing this link. I only made it about a third of the way through the essays tonight, but I will read the rest. And soon. I adore election time. And I have no problem with telling anyone who will listen that I am a left, left, leftie, liberal, hippie, vegetarian, gun-hating, social-contract loving, my-uterus-my-choice, wind energy worshiping, help-the-least-of-those-among-us, health-care/marriage/civil rights/equal pay-for-all, CRAZY PERSON. Its just how my brain works. I've tried to make my brain be at least a little bit more moderate, so as not to seem so crazy, but it just can't. I try not to be too in your face about it out in the real world. But this is my blog, darn it, so I can be as De-de-de-democratic as I want. If you have even the slightest inclination, you should check out some of these essays. Of the ones I read, a few were vulgar, mostly the ones written by comedians. But most were very intelligent, well written, some very personal explanations as to why the individuals are voting for Barack Obama for a second term. One of my favorites was #25, written by Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, on the changes that have been made under this presidency that have assisted his family in receiving the therapies needed for their autistic son. He makes a great point here " regardless of your tax bracket, if you’re parenting a kid with special needs, you need help." So very, very true.
Another of my favorites was #34 by author Elizabeth Gilbert on the nature of Barack Obama's character. Every word of her essay rang true with me. Sure, there have been other political figures that I have felt confident in voting for. For pete sake, I may start a Bill Clinton fan club some day. But, President Obama is the first politician I have felt admiration for, as far as character goes. His calm, poised demeanor is a breath of fresh air. His commitment to all classes of people is admirable. And for me, bottom line, there is a very strong gut feeling about our two candidates. I have a Facebook friend who worded her feelings about Mitt Romney in a way that made me laugh, but also kind of sums up my feelings toward him..."You know how dogs seem to have a 6th sense about people, well I would bet money that if you put a dog on the presidential debate stage that Romney would be eaten alive..." Now of course, I don't wish for Mitt to be eaten by anything, but I personally agree with the sentiment:) May the best candidate win, and in the words of Andrew Sean Greer (essay #5) "Supreme court, supreme court, supreme court!"
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