Voters armed with more than "Emotion"

In Response to the Accusation that Liberal Voters
are Emotionally Driven as opposed to Fact Driven:

I must be behind on my crazy pills because all of these emocio-political preferences are really starting to affect my psyche. With my mind being as simple as it is, I often have trouble finishing articles, looking deeper than headlines, and questioning my gut instinct on major issues. Seeing as how my feelings are all I have to base my judgment on, I think I‘d prefer to just switch the old emotional auto-pilot on to do my voting for me, and I am freed from any responsibility on the morning of November 5th and the subsequent 4 to 8 years. Just like last election…right? Accountability is a major “Jackie the lady-dog.”

I’m hesitant to even mention the solid advice I was granted in 2004, or leading up to the war in Iraq. I’m sure that if Youtube was around then, I would enjoy the "persuasive" links more now than ever. I’m also sure the embarrassment of being associated with those bandwagons is punishment enough, as it certainly affects the outside perception of an individual’s analytical capabilities (And hindsight, the emotionally driven voters who managed to do their research were right after all) so I’ll temporarily allow those sleeping dogs to lie (and do mind the homonym).

Regardless of any spiritual, sexual, or intellectual attraction the American people may have to their preferred candidates and their promises, it’s only natural to lean towards the party backing core values and tax allocations as each individual voter sees fit.

Whether we are offered guarantees of multiple-personality transitions from a Yes-man to a Maverick, or a level of Hope/Change rarely seen throughout our 232 year tenure as an independent country, both candidates are certainly going to fall short of their initial projection. Understanding these “over-estimations,” and seeing how consistent both candidates are with their backing parties, I am inclined to give my vote to the party that will most effectively get this country closer to where I want it to be. i.e. The party that had the foresight to acknowledge we might be in some economic troubles prior to September 15, 2008 (what a bold move, right?). The party with the most relevant foreign relations experience during a historical time of multiple wars (excluding the location of their back yard in relation to Russian borders, including their leadership role in the US Senate Committee on Foreign Relations). The party who successfully energized a progressive generation with the collective power to shift elections single handedly. The party that will bring back the jobs that our current administration has sent abroad. And most importantly, the party that regardless of how much they promise and little they deliver, will taste the least like the last 8 years of nationally recognized regret, and may actually be able to revive some worldwide respect among an international community who are praying for a little Hope.

Whether it is CNN, FOX, or Snopes we turn to for our updates, the boys in the Comedy news department manage to always sum it up best. Thought we all could enjoy this interview:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20228603,00.html