I hate politics

Firesign quote of the day:
"It all came rushing back to me like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist."


The political arena is a place where a lot of lies are told, but there are a lot of truths told, too. I thought my blog about truth could start here. Each politician claims the other is lying, and they lie while they accuse each other. It's quite interesting, and maddening, and the poor voting tax payer has to sift through all of it to try to make an informed decision, and then usually vote with his heart instead of his head. Ok, I guess that was a rant. Sorry. I'll try not to do that too often.

Case in point: Sarah Palin says she was against the "Bridge to Nowhere". If you don't know what it is, look it up. The Democrats say she was lying, and that she was for it. The press, which loves to point out mistakes and lies from the Republicans, dug up the truth. The press reported that Palin was, at first, for the bridge, then later changed her mind to be against the bridge. Ok. People change their minds and politicians do that, too, and are often given nasty labels for doing so. In the end, Palin was against the Bridge, it failed, and that's really what matters, I guess. She was truthful in saying she was against it. Done. No big deal.

The truth can be hard to find in the politcal arena, but thanks to the new-fangled internet, tons of information is at your fingertips. But it's not all truthful either. If you have time, you can sift through that info and make an informed decision on matters. I was wondering about campaign finances and found a rather handy site. One hears a lot about how much the candidates are spending, and often it seems the richest candidate wins. If he has a lot of money, he can buy a lot of advertising to try to persuade the voter to his side. One also hears a lot about the "rich Republicans". If they are really rich, it seems they should win. Take a look at this website and see how much the candidates, of any race, are spending:

http://www.opensecrets.org/pres08/index.php

If you're interested in the latest polls, try this:

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/latestpolls/index.html

Enough truth for now. Thanks for reading!

rick