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I feel like I’m at an AA meeting when announcing that for the first time in my life I will be voting for a Democrat for President. I have never voted for anything other than a Republican. I have always thought of myself as a Republican. The state in which I live is heavily Republican and conservative. Most of, if not all, of my family and friends are Republicans. All these things make this seem more like a confession.

Another first for me is blogging about anything political. I have been blogging on various sites for almost 4 years and I have always avoided politics. One reason is that politic blogs are a dime a dozen. The other is I have never really felt passionate enough about politics to write about it. Besides, I have always preferred writing about things I found funny.

So, the question is: Why am I voting for Obama? This country is not in good shape. The past 8 years have been disastrous on many fronts. McCain is not the maverick the Republicans would have you think he is. He agrees with Bush on major policies that I believe need to be changed. McCain will only bring 4 more years of the same thing Bush brought us.

What’s interesting is The Republicans keep pushing this Maverick image because they know of the American people’s desire for a change. Problem is this man who voted with Bush 90% of the time is not a maverick. He will not bring change.

The republicans also keep throwing up smoke to keep us from realizing Bush and McCain are the same. There is a great article, found here, that illustrates this better than I could. Give it a read.

What I found most interesting in the article is when she points out what the country has been talking about the past couple of weeks with less than 2 months until we vote. Not the issues, but Palin selling a plane and Palin firing a chef and whether or not she was for the Bridge to Nowhere. Man, the Republicans are great at diversion, aren’t they?

I don’t care one wit about Palin’s past. I don’t care that she has 2 X chromosomes. I don’t even care that she looks like Peggy Hill. We need to get this back to one issue. Where is each candidate going to take this country? We can’t stay on our present course, and for that reason I am voting for Obama.