Men, Women and Politics

I am a life-long Democrat. To me, that means caring about people who have less than I do, it means freedom of choice when it comes to abortion and it means I'm anti-NRA and anti-death penalty.

So I really don't think Sarah Palin was chosen as VP to appeal to Democratic women. I decided long ago that I would never support a woman just because she was female. Why would I support a pro-NRA, pro-life, evangelical who doesn't believe in evolution and wants to teach creationism in schools? Sarah Palin was chosen by John McCain to consolidate the Republican Party. He has decided that he cannot win without the evangelicals, so he decided to pick a candidate that they would love. It was quite the interesting pick, but it did nothing for me. Another Republican woman, calling for abstinence (not working very well), deriding community leaders (the ones fighting drug dealers because the government won't come up with the cash to do it) and saying that they are for the middle class while protecting the richest people in the US.

Please don't vote for Sarah Palin because she's a woman. Vote for her (if you must) because you agree with what she she says. But if you want equal rights for women, for the freedom to decide what you want to do with your body for the government to stay out of it, then you have to vote for Obama.

Many years ago, my brother told me that the only issue he looked at when he decided who to vote for, was abortion. If the candidate was pro-choice, he would for them. If not, he wouldn't. I thought it was odd at the time, most guys don't use abortion as a single issue unless they're right-wing Christians, but as time goes on, I respect him more and more for this choice. His choice and my choice and everybody else who wants the freedom to choose and not have the government decide in what should be a personal decision.