In Response To A Comment I Recieved

I don’t regularly get comments that require a detailed response. I’m excited to have someone ask for further information on my post, because it means people are reading it! Anne Marie wrote the following in response to my post on President Elect Barack Obama:

You have an interesting view point but your post does not cover the reasons WHY you feel the way you do. I’m on the opposite side of the fence so I’m interested in the whys of how you came to your conclusions. I’d be interested if it’s something you would care to post on.

And here is my reply:

Anne Marie,

Basically, McCain’s campaign left an extremely sour taste in my mouth. From his negative campaign ads to his admittance (and dare I say, flaunting) of the fact that he voted WITH Bush 90% of the time, I couldn’t bring myself to trust him. Bush put this country in the toilet, so why would that be a selling point?

As for Palin, for lack of a better term, I just think she’s an idiot. I mean, she actually said that she had foreign policy experience because she’s close to Russia! I lived within 30 minutes of Canada, and my husband lived IN Germany, and we don’t claim to have foreign policy experience!

Overall, my biggest fear during the entire campaign was that McCain would die and Palin would be forced to lead the country. I have nothing against hockey moms, but I don’t want them leading us in a time of economic turmoil, not to mention war.

As for Obama, he seems to have been upfront about everything, even when McCain brought up things that were negetive. Obama addressed what needed to be addressed, and moved on. And I think that he has interesting perspectives on things, that differ greatly from McCain and Bush. And frankly, I will side with just about anything that Bush did NOT say. Lastly, because of my occupation in social services, I strongly agree with Obama’s economic policies.

Thank you for reading my blog, Anne Marie, and I hope that this helped you understand my point of view. In addition, I would love to hear yours! Please feel free to leave more comments!