[Sparky]

This will only be my third Presidential election, but it has made me question my political affiliation more than any time in my short life. I have been a Republican most of my life. However, I can no longer claim myself as one. It seems that everything is moving to the political left, and that is scary for a man my age.

Almost four weeks ago I had my second child, a girl. I look at my two year old boy and my four week old daughter, and I wonder what kind of country they will live in. All we ever seem to think about is what the candidates might do during their four year term. We don’t seem to think about what the long term repercussions will be. Perhaps the FBI will be more responsive and effective if they can write their own search warrant in order to capture and break up a terrorist cell. But what will happen twenty years down the road? Will the powers that be find or create a loophole that will allow them to search anyone’s home without judicial review? Perhaps in the future my family would be considered a terrorist cell on the simple basis of how many firearms we own. You see, “the road to Hell is paved with good intentions”.

In the end I will vote for McCain. Not because I think he will be a great, or even good President. I will vote for him because, one, not voting negates my right to complain and, two, because he will not take away my guns (I hope). I wish I had better reasons, I really do. It makes me feel like I am voting for a Democrat in order to try to keep the Socialists at bay.

I could write more about why I don’t like Obama and Clinton, but I will save that for another post.