well, it was a tough race, folks....
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boogieshoes.... so i went to the polls today, and did my civic duty by voting. it was a tough choice. oh, i'm not talking about the actual candidates on the ballot, but rather who i'd write in.
i regret two of my top choices, Mike Williamson
and Sarah Hoyt,
are not Constitutionally allowable. both Mike and Sarah both understand the ideologies of democracy and the realities of the US governmental system a lot better than many native-born Americans - and i include myself in this number. Mike and Sarah both have an understanding of the sort of cultural, political, and military issues that this country is currently embroiled in. i've seen both Mike and Sarah speak intelligently on these issues, with sane, sound, and logical viewpoints, and i dearly wish i could i could have written on or both of these two in. unfortunately, both Mike and Sarah are naturalized citizens, not born citizens. Mike is an immigrant from England, Sarah from Portugal. the very multi-cultural background that makes them so suitable as candidates - having a clear understanding of the realities of various political systems, economic systems, and cultural systems, how they compare to ours, and where we have our own failings - is the same thing that prevents them from being President in this country. my tongue is only partially in my cheek when i say half of me truly wishes i could vote for Mike or Sarah.
the other half of me is happy that we will never have to worry about Arnold Schwartzenegger for President....
my other three choices for write-in candidate were the venerable David Weber, author; Oh John Ringo No, author; and Michael Biehn, actor.
having listened to David Weber
speak, i know for a fact that the man understands history, military and civilian. having read several of his books, i know that he's capable of understanding science and technology, and also the theory of consequences of your actions. but his to-die-for cabinet
is a few millennia away from being born yet, if ever....
choice number two is John Ringo,
who is, in point of fact, a lateral descendent - is that what they call a great-nephew? - of the more infamous Old West outlaw Johnny Ringo.
John Ringo is also an author, and has also proven himself capable of logical thinking, predicting consequences of actions, and knowing a fair bit about science and technology. Ringo is a military brat like myself, which makes me feel warm and fuzzy, to be able to identify in such a fashion. Ringo has spent time in the military for real, so he does understand much of the dynamic that goes on, and also the modern issues facing the military today. detractions: Ringo is pretty darned conservative. will he protect my rights to an abortion? reproductive rights are kind of important to me. and while i don't believe in a giant welfare state, i do think we have some elements who do need to be taken care of at society's expense. what would he do to overhaul our current social services?
then there's choice number three: Michael Biehn. the primary detraction from this candidate is that there's no literature from him, detailing his thought processes and chain of logic. can he come up with solutions that aren't worse than our problems? or at least minimize the negative impacts? i'm not sure. on the other hand unlike Weber and Ringo, i do know where Biehn stands on issues near and dear to my heart.
for example, Mr. Biehn supports the military.
he believes in fighting for freedom, no matter what it takes.
he believes in the right of gays to serve.
he believes that there are situations which warrant abortion.
Biehn is tough on crime.
he believes an armed society is a polite society.
and never mind the carry concealed stuff, Biehn is for the big guns.
and of course, he's terminally cute, which i've been told is important in this day of television campaigning.
yes, it was a close call for me, but i finally went for Mr. Biehn. i feel especially good about this because he also has cabinet members i support whole-heartedly:
Dale Midkiff, as Vice President
Eric Close, as Secretary of Defense
Anthony Starke, Secretary of the Treasury
Ron Perlman, Secretary of Education
Rick Worthy, Secretary of Health and Human Services
and of course, Andrew Kavovit, Secretary of the Interior
yessireebob, i like Mike!
-bs, bs'ing for all she's worth
i regret two of my top choices, Mike Williamson
and Sarah Hoyt,
are not Constitutionally allowable. both Mike and Sarah both understand the ideologies of democracy and the realities of the US governmental system a lot better than many native-born Americans - and i include myself in this number. Mike and Sarah both have an understanding of the sort of cultural, political, and military issues that this country is currently embroiled in. i've seen both Mike and Sarah speak intelligently on these issues, with sane, sound, and logical viewpoints, and i dearly wish i could i could have written on or both of these two in. unfortunately, both Mike and Sarah are naturalized citizens, not born citizens. Mike is an immigrant from England, Sarah from Portugal. the very multi-cultural background that makes them so suitable as candidates - having a clear understanding of the realities of various political systems, economic systems, and cultural systems, how they compare to ours, and where we have our own failings - is the same thing that prevents them from being President in this country. my tongue is only partially in my cheek when i say half of me truly wishes i could vote for Mike or Sarah.
the other half of me is happy that we will never have to worry about Arnold Schwartzenegger for President....
my other three choices for write-in candidate were the venerable David Weber, author; Oh John Ringo No, author; and Michael Biehn, actor.
having listened to David Weber
speak, i know for a fact that the man understands history, military and civilian. having read several of his books, i know that he's capable of understanding science and technology, and also the theory of consequences of your actions. but his to-die-for cabinet
is a few millennia away from being born yet, if ever....
choice number two is John Ringo,
who is, in point of fact, a lateral descendent - is that what they call a great-nephew? - of the more infamous Old West outlaw Johnny Ringo.
John Ringo is also an author, and has also proven himself capable of logical thinking, predicting consequences of actions, and knowing a fair bit about science and technology. Ringo is a military brat like myself, which makes me feel warm and fuzzy, to be able to identify in such a fashion. Ringo has spent time in the military for real, so he does understand much of the dynamic that goes on, and also the modern issues facing the military today. detractions: Ringo is pretty darned conservative. will he protect my rights to an abortion? reproductive rights are kind of important to me. and while i don't believe in a giant welfare state, i do think we have some elements who do need to be taken care of at society's expense. what would he do to overhaul our current social services?
then there's choice number three: Michael Biehn. the primary detraction from this candidate is that there's no literature from him, detailing his thought processes and chain of logic. can he come up with solutions that aren't worse than our problems? or at least minimize the negative impacts? i'm not sure. on the other hand unlike Weber and Ringo, i do know where Biehn stands on issues near and dear to my heart.
for example, Mr. Biehn supports the military.
he believes in fighting for freedom, no matter what it takes.
he believes in the right of gays to serve.
he believes that there are situations which warrant abortion.
Biehn is tough on crime.
he believes an armed society is a polite society.
and never mind the carry concealed stuff, Biehn is for the big guns.
and of course, he's terminally cute, which i've been told is important in this day of television campaigning.
yes, it was a close call for me, but i finally went for Mr. Biehn. i feel especially good about this because he also has cabinet members i support whole-heartedly:
Dale Midkiff, as Vice President
Eric Close, as Secretary of Defense
Anthony Starke, Secretary of the Treasury
Ron Perlman, Secretary of Education
Rick Worthy, Secretary of Health and Human Services
and of course, Andrew Kavovit, Secretary of the Interior
yessireebob, i like Mike!
-bs, bs'ing for all she's worth
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Date: 2012-11-08 02:20 am (UTC)http://mag7daybook.dreamwidth.org/253121.html
Thanks for linking to this! (Appropriate SEALs!C/B icon is appropriate!)
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Date: 2012-11-08 02:36 am (UTC)yeah, i skipped that post on daybook originally because 'politics' is pretty much a four-letter word for me. i clicked the link, though, and you're right, appropriate and fun for speculation. :)
my only excuse for Biehn's qualifications are... 'hey, it worked for Reagan!'
-bs