ladykatza

i’ve been breaking my own rule of not discussing politics. i made the mistake of saying this morning to say that i decided to cast my vote in a certain direction because i like a paticular canditate’s wife. i got lambasted

“how typically american, not paying attention to the issues, but voting because you like one’s wife better than the other”

i wasn’t sure how to defend myself on this one. of COURSE i pay attention to the issues. but, politicians are flaky at best, dirty liars at worst. they float whichever way the current of special interest money is flowing. whores have more self-respect, at least they are honest in their illusion.

so i talked to my husband, told him how it made me feel, and he summed it up very well for me. (i should mention that he puts things into words that i understand intuitively)

so you’ve got 3 candidates that weigh in on your three favorite issues,
one likes gay marriage but also likes war in iraq and lumber rights,
another hates gays, war and logging, and the third likes all the money
the war is making his family’s small arms business, but he hates uppity
gays and those annoying owls in the trees. issues are generally for
people who can compromise their lives down to one main issue. if you
can’t get a candidate who stands for enough things to set them apart from
everyone else, you have to find _something_ to differentiate them. maybe
the one who can attract the best mate has some qwalities you aren’t
getting any info about in the ‘issues’

so, you see, it makes sense to me to look at the people a person surrounds themselves with. it gives you a better idea of who they are and what they are about. my mother always told me to choose my friends (and lovers) wisely, because they affect you for the rest of your life.