Please note that I am not racist, it only sounds like I am in this entry because YOU want to see the bad in me.
As you may have noticed, two things have changed on my site within the last week: I have added a Blog Critics Link on the right side part of the page and I have altered the top left to remove the McCain sign and post a giant question mark. That is right, I no longer know whom I will be voting for. Prior to Friday I was happily planning on voting for yet another white man; however, McCain decided to change the game, making me choose between a black/white man combo and a white man/woman combo. Frankly, I didn't like my new choices.
So, I am now forced to analyze these tickets all over again. With only 9 weeks remaining it is not that long of a period to try and decide for whom I will be voting for in November. McCain had been leading Obama by about 5 points or so prior to this (by my count) but suddenly the dynamics were changed. They had an equal amount of experience on the tickets, equal amount of stupid mistakes, and an equal amount of white men
There are several problems that are inherent with Palin. I will be listing them here, along with how they impact my decision.
Mine Safety and Mine Pollution Control - Palin voted against this, which makes me not like her at all -1
Does not believe in global warming - As we all know, I am a huge environmentalist; the fact that she will not accept scientific evidence harms her -1
Against Sex Ed - studies have shown that sex ed works well whereas abstinence only is ineffective. -1
Believes that Creationism should be taught in school - As a scientist I have a distinct issue with this -1
Opposes Gay Rights - as a person who thinks this should be a state-by-state issue and thus agree with this +1
Opposed to universal health care - Again, I think this should be state-by-state +1
Opposed to stem-cell research - Even Nancy Regan supports this, seriously, WTF -1
No Experience - Wow some people think this is a huge deal, as a VEEP it is very little +0
Does not know what a VEEP does - Until Cheeny the answer was nothing +0
She supported the 'bridge to nowhere' pork barrel - Come on, the small spending party supports this pork barrel shit -1
Pro-Life no matter what - should be state-by-state, not national -1
Alaska First - I can not support a VEEP who is dedicated to only one state -1
Alaska Separate - I can not support anybody who believes in succeeding from the union -1
Flip Flopped on Obama's Energy Plan - Seriously, even your Presidential candidate is fine admitting the other dudes strength -1
Favors censoring library books - Um, can we say governmental intrusion -1
Supports Aerial Hunting - Regardless of the animal, this is outrages and not sporting -1
Against Birth Control - See the sex ed part -1
Against anything on the Endangered Species List - supporting the removal of things so that they can be hunted is horrific and does not help ecosystems -1
Pro ANWAR drilling - see the entries on the ES list, GW, and the environment -1
In the end Palin comes out with an amazing -13 in points. Wow, I can not even support her to be my schools teacher (non-scientific class of course), let alone the VEEP of the USA. That said, she does not tank McCain's campaign, as there are many other things I support him on over Obama; however, she does make him look badly in my eyes. The candidates have 9 weeks to keep trying to win me over, Good Luck.
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Robert M. Barga,
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barga.24@osu.edu
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