Stupor Tuesday

I haven't bothered in a week, so it's time for a perfunctory update.

Stupor Tuesday has come and gone and I couldn't be more pissed. It's not because my candidate did not win the primaries I had hoped (because to be honest, I don't trust him any more or less than any other politician). It's because of the principle of primaries/caucauses and how they were treated this time round.

Rush Limbaugh is an asshat.

Rush Limbaugh also circumvents the democratic process.

Hardcore right-wing Republicans consistantly spout off about their moral compass, how they are the ones who truly understand right and wrong and that they are morally superior to Democrats, because Democrats are whiny baby heathens who relish in equality and not holier-than-thou superiority.

Listen, folks. I'm not a politician. I'm not politically inclined. I have not had my thumb on the pulse of the nation. But I have morals. I have standards. I might not be the "religious right" or the "loony left". I'm in the upper middle. But what Rush suggested (and hardcore Republicans delivered) is deplorable.

Voting against declared party lines in a primary with no intention to redelcare corrupts results. Yes, it is strategic. Yes, it is a very intelligent move. But it's also slimy, like most politics. To me, it's fixing the fight, coercing someone to take a fall for your own gain. It's a shame. It's my belief that if the Republicans had not crossed over, Obama would have won at least Texas, if not my own home state of Ohio. Sure, McCain would also have won. And I think Obama would ultimately have won the nomination (and that's still a possibility). Then it would be a fair fight between the two people America truly thinks should be leader. But instead, there is a shadow of doubt. Instead, it could just be McCain and the person McCain supporters think he might be able to beat. And if that is the case and McCain doesn't win, Republicans have no one to blame but themselves, regardless of what Limbaugh says.

My political rant on this subject ends here for now. And don't think I've given the Dems a break. There should be a post following soon on the misadventures of Barack Obama (the man all but admitted to doing coke, for God's sake!).

Until then, Ciao.