Hope.

I am trying to post every Monday or Tuesday. This is one is late because I sprained my back playing volleyball and haven’t been able to sit at the computer for 2 days. So I am being a trooper and toughing it out for your enjoyment.

I was going to write about how big of a hypocrite I can be. Last week I ranted on how I hate strangers touching my kids and I go and let some lady at the park feed my kids some Cheerios. I figured what the heck she is feeding them to her own kid so they can’t have poison in them. Also, “Super Dad’s” cannot give up free food. But, the election moved me such that I feel compelled to write about it.


I am not qualified to pick a president, and I consider myself a little more intelligent then most people. I know little to nothing about economic policy, how to properly end the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, or how to keep our country out of the next Great Depression. I have no idea what it takes to run a country. I could express my opinions on what I think needs to be done and they would sound pretty darn intelligent, but honestly I could never really do it. And really if you think about it, 95% of the residences in this country are not qualified to be president. Just take a trip to a Wal-Mart or listen to the morning news as all the proof you need. Ask yourself, do you know what the president does all day? Most of America does not have the education, background, or experience to run a country, so how would they know how to choose someone to do it for them? The American people vote for the people who are most like themselves. They want a person who will look out for their needs, wants, and morals. They want the best summarization of everything they stand for even if it is not the best thing for the country.

For instance I am going to share two reasons I voted the way I did. I choose these two reasons because I feel many people would probably disagree with them. This is how I feel and I would guess a good portion of others feel the same, but many people do not. First, I voted for Obama because he is black. I feel the African American community is lacking in proper role models. That America is ever moving towards a more diversified populace and Obama is a better representation of this country. I have a very negative view of this country because I believe many people hold very discriminatory views. I have grown up witnessing a great deal of racism so I can only picture most of America is similar. If Obama gets elected, my view of this country will greatly improve. It will give me faith that the majority can look beyond race and this leads me to my second point. Two, I voted Democratic because of homosexuals. The open hatred and bigotry towards homosexuals in this world is sickening. You see it everywhere, on the TV, radio, and even with our children calling each other “Fags”. I even grew up saying things like, “That’s so gay,” or “You’re a fag”. It disgusts me I acted so. Denying people the basic right to marry the person they love is barbaric. This is one subject I am very emotional about and I probably wouldn’t be this way if it wasn’t for two of my very good friends. These two people watch my kids. When I get a chance to go out (which all of you know is difficult at best being a “Super Dad”) I call them first. I want them to get the chance to experience what I have marrying my wife. The enjoyment of a wedding, honeymoon, raising kids, and everything else that comes with marriage. I could go on for pages at the ridiculousness of telling someone else who they can and cannot love, but that is not the point here. The point is I think these two views are important in a President; a lot of people would disagree. Whose right? Your personal views aside, what’s the best for this country? I think I am right, am I? Do you want me picking someone for President with these ideals?

As our system works now we are spoon fed what a certain candidate represents. The candidates hope they can appeal to the greatest number of people in a very diverse society. The candidates portray themselves in a certain light that gets the most votes. The two parties argue and tear each other down. They make the most annoying political commercials to scare people into picking them. They waste millions of dollars just to convince people they are the most qualified person, even if they really are not. You would have to say, "There has to be a different way to do this!" There has to be a way to figure out the “best” person to run this country. The thing is I don’t think there is a better way to do it. I had an idea about bringing the greatest minds in our country together to make a computer simulation that would test every person in America. The person with the highest grade would be the perfect President. That this person would then be groomed by a special school for years before they became president. That after twenty years of grooming they should be able to handle anything. Then the question is asked, “Who are the greatest minds?” “How do we decide on that?” “What’s the best thing to teach?” It pretty much breaks down again to arguing and campaigning, and quite frankly I feel every other idea would break down similarly. So even though the political commercials drive you nuts, and we always hear about corruption, and or leaders making idiotic decisions, the system we have is the best we got. That we can only hope that the effort a candidate puts into moving up his/her party ranks make them qualified to run this country. That the candidate jumping through hoops and impressing enough smart people has given them the required experience. That the judgment of picking the right people for their campaign that wins an election is comparable to picking the correct people to help run this country.

As a side note, I feel compelled to share my personal views of last night’s election. I watched the election coverage for almost 3 hours. Once they announced my home state of Pennsylvania going to Obama I knew it was over. Throughout the evening, I was brought to tears three times. (I hadn’t done something like that since a House episode 3 or 4 years ago, which was about a baby dying. Yes, all “Super Dads” can have a heart.) Twice because of seeing elderly African Americans crying so hard they could not speak into a microphone and once during Obama’s speech. Disgusted, cynical, fed up are just some of my feelings towards my country in the last couple of years. (I am a child of generation X. I guess it’s in my birth right.) I truly felt anger and hate ran so deep in our population that we were in serious trouble. So much hate against Muslims and Homosexuals just a name a view that I had pretty much given up hope in our government. For the second time in my life I have witnessed something so special it has completely changed my view of this country. This is a great country. My hate runs deep but now does my hope and my pride. What happen last night does not solve the racism, or hate, and Obama might not even be the right choice for this country, but that enough people could look past his race to vote for him is so heart warming it has given me hope. It is such a significant step toward equal treatment for “all” that I am elated I was alive to witness it.

Thanks for reading.