Before I get all political on you I was thinking today about how it seems to me, a lot of people that are at home wish the summer was over and they were back at college
considering this summer has been super relaxing, freeing and most of all insane, I don't really want school to start.
Yes, fun will ensue, but I want this to last just a little bit longer, which will also prolong "growing up" (an added bonus)

Anyway,
I've been having a really hard time trying to decide who should be our next president
All republicans are of course OUT (what the hell was that whole throwing a rock into a lake thing?)

John Edwards
-would be more of the same: (pre-bush) ineffectual, letting the country carry on, just business as usual
Bill Richardson
-I like him. He's got that white hot mexican blood flowing through his oh-so-huggable body,
but he is not very good at playing the game, which is probably a good thing. He's a good ambassador, and considering how much he mentions governing New Mexico i'd assume he's a good governor too. But I don't think that would make him a good president.

which brings us to the 2 candidates i'm torn between: Clinton and Obama

I'm not gonna lie, i'm really gay for Hillary. She has such a long, extensive record of actually helping people. It's not bullshit, she does. I don't doubt that if she was elected to office she'd do something for each and every one of us. I like her because she's real. She doesn't spout "i'm just one of you" rhetoric or try and divert from the fact that she's rich, well-known and holds a lot of power. But while she's up on that pedastal she observes the inequality, the unfairness, and the apathy, and climbs down to fight for those average folks

Barack Obama is such a well-rounded person. I believe him. I believe that he really does mean what he says. He has this ability of humanizing issues while still being very sharp. He breathes life into his words and he's sincere about it. And he's a welcome break from the tedium of politicians constantly shoving platforms down your throat. But what about "new politics?" Is he naive?
Either way he's the only candidate to say this in regard to immigrants:
"We have to recognize that we've got 12 million undocumented workers already here. Many of them living their lives alongside other Americans. Their kids are going to school. Many of the kids, in act, were born in this country and are citizens. And so, it's absolutely vital that we bring those families out of the shadows and that we give them the opportunity to travel a pathway to citizenship.

And this:
"I think all Americans think that we should be able to regulate who comes in and out of our country in an orderly way, not only for the sake of our sovereignty, but also to avoid the hundreds of people who have been dying across the desert, the enormous costs that are placed on border states and border towns."

damn, everytime I read that I want to do him....hard
I don't think people really understand that illegal immigrants aren't hopping over the fences and leisuring strolling around looking for a job to steal
they suffer trying to get here
i'll tell stories later but for now, I love Obama for acknowledging that
and for embracing the people that have made a life for themselves here

so therein lies the dilemna:

Hillary is a cold hard bitch with a heart of gold
Barack is a good guy with a heart of gold

She'd be damn good at bitch slappin people and getting things done....in the system we have now
she knows how to work it, and we'd all come out winning

He, however, wants to change the system
go back to the old school days when the guys running the country made people proud

the more and more I learn about politics and government, the more I feel like a rusty cog in a massive machine, trundling along, nowhere to go, not big or shiny enough to change direction
too insignificant to make a difference

And after all of this and i'm still torn,
so it's a good thing i'm not making this decision on my own .
Which in itself is also a little disparaging.
People focus too much on race and sex. In our, dare I say, sophisticated society these should never be issues when choosing a leader.
We've learned our lesson, and this time we're going to grade on competence.

Either way, I implore you to set all the "making history" stuff aside.
Let's just say his being black cancels out with her being a chick.

Still, you've probably all heard it: this country would rather see a female president than a black one.

Let's hope it doesn't come down to how many sexist men v. racists vote in this election.