Why Don't I Shut UP?

Oh...i wanted to tack something on to the end of that last blog sandwich but I forgot. The highlight of the evening was when we were closing our set. I basically said "thanks and bye bye and all that..." But I closed with a quick blurb about voting and who NOT to vote for. I said "Whatever you do...whatever party you're with, DO NOT VOTE FOR BUSH." And to my surprise, no heavy objects flew at my head. On the contrary, the crowd blew up. It was good to know that people are reading the papers and watching the news and coming to their own opinions.

Its becoming a really scary thing over there in Iraq. I think that, we as normal citizens, can't afford to let this turn into another Vietnam. I don't see that happening but I'm afraid of history repeating itself as time goes on. Iraq is a tough nut to crack and I am wondering if it was a nut we should've tried to crack in the first place. But regardless, please please please continue to support the men and women over there. They don't want to be over there anymore than I want them there. BUT they're doing it for you and I and our kids and their kids. So even if you're like me and don't agree with Bush's decisions or motives, we have to make sure to produce a collective effort to show the soldiers over there that we DO appreciate them.

DO NOT FORGET TO VOTE THIS YEAR. ITS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER.

Like I said before: Democrat or not, do your homework and look at what Bush is putting on the plate. Look at his record for misdirection, for scapegoating, for out and out public mistruth. And yeah, you can argue that most politicians have that sort of track record. Okay, fair enough. But f you want to lose your right to speak freely, lose your right to choose what you can read and watch and listen to, if you want to keep sending kids to their death in a land that we don't need or have reason to occupy, then by all means vote for Bush. I, personally, dont feel a need to be TOLD what religion to pray to. It has no bearing on governing a nation. It has no weight in whether you're a good or bad person. My vote this time around is going Democrat because we need a change of the guard.

posted by Michael Witmer @ Monday, April 26, 2004