Seriously, if this is what I meant, I would have capitalized “roaches.”

 

Sent out an e-mail today (which you probably got or you wouldn’t be here) announcing my Eenie for Obama performances.  And, yes, I got a little fancy with the rhetoric.  I’ve been keeping my mouth shut for so long about this election that I guess I got a little carried away.  You should see the stuff I edited out.  You probably will at some point.  Blogworthy stuff, but not for broadcasting to the e-mail list. Well, seems I missed one.

 

At the end of the e-mail I put my fancy tag on.  “Get off the couch.  Be the change, ya'll.  It’s not us or the Republicans.  It’s us or the roaches.”  

 

Tell me you know what I mean by that...please?  Really.  Is it that obscure a reference or am I just that suspicious of a liberal?

 

 

I really do respect the classic Republican ideology.  My father was a great man. He raised 5 kids, 4 of whom adopted his political leanings. We stay away from politics in my family because we want to enjoy our time together, but I respect my family’s choice in party.  It reflects their values and how they see the world.  We have different influences and different values.  If they had mine, they’d vote like me.  If I had theirs, I’d vote like them.  

 

But this election is bigger than that.  It’s not just about whose guy wins.  And I haven’t anointed Obama. I love a good speech as much as anyone, but all the reservations I had before I still have.  I still think Hillary is the better candidate, but that’s irrelevant now.  And the stakes are too high to stay home or spite-vote.

 

As far as McCain is concerned, there was a time I might’ve voted for him.  Definitely would have chosen 2004 McCain over Kerry and maybe even the Gore of 2000.  But, McCain has clearly morphed, as our leaders often do under pressure. McCain = McBush.  The trajectory of the current disastrous administration will most likely be continued if the Republican ticket prevails. The tenuous position of the economy, the environment and foreign affairs put us at a tipping point.  This election is for all the marbles in the most elemental sense.  I swear I’m not trying to be dramatic when I say that I truly believe a McBush victory could be the beginning of the end of us.  Science has been warning us for decades that our actions will end us if we don’t reverse course.  McBush will not reverse course.

 

So, yes, I really am saying McBush = wiping out of the human race.  And while that does sound alarmist, to me it’s just math.  And a shame.  But the earth will be fine once we’re gone.  And the roaches will endure.