It sometimes takes me a long time to get around to things. If you've been in touch with me by e-mail, you know how this works. Sometimes I write you right back. Sometimes, months after the fact, when you've forgotten you've ever written, I pop you a note back. And sometimes (although you don't see this) after months of sitting in my inbox waiting for me to send that perfect response, I reread your message and say, "Oops! It took me too long to think about that, best to let it go now."Well, last month (weeks ago) I asked for questions, and I've been (very slowly) answering them. (See, I didn't forget!) So, while we're (semi) on the subject of politics, I thought I'd take this one from Sisyphesse:
"I recall an amazing Haiku a while back when the democratic primaries were going on. You talked about how Obama is handsome but you couldn't vote for him because he has a penis (if I recall incorrectly, sorry). So what now? Looks like we're going to get to choose between a young penis-possessing person and an old one. I oversimplify, but you get the drift... Assuming we get Obama at the convention, will you actively support him in the way you supported Hillary?"
Ah, Sisyphesse! That is what I'm struggling with. What now? I was a single issue voter in the primaries and that single issue was my unabashed same sex love for Hillary. Having her out of the race changes things for me, although in what way, I'm still working through.
I live in a state that is not purple, but falls firmly into its own Republican Red or Democratic Blue color. So, I don't feel my vote alone is important (or at issue), but rather what matters is the time and money that I usually throw at those swing states. (I've contributed in some way to every Democratic presidential candidate since college.) McCain won't be getting that, but at this point, no, neither will Obama.
The things I love about Obama are: his stand on the issues, his multiracial heritage (which mirrors that of my own children) and his eloquence in delivering a beautiful message. What I despise about Obama is that the actual emotions he evokes in me are not the hope, pride and excitement I thought would be there, but instead a really extreme fear, distrust and anger. And where that might be coming from is what I hope to work through in my next few posts.
The person I actually feel most inclined to give my time and energy to right now is Sarah Palin, not because I support her from a political perspective, but because I think that many of the attacks on her are purely gender based and that always sickens me, whether the person being attacked is someone I agree with or (as in this case) not.
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