politics

Here are my feelings: I don't want to see taxes going up. I want to see smarter budgeting and less waste. (If you want to hear my strong feelings on misuse of VA monies, I'll be happy to vent your ear off.) This, to me, rules out the front runners on the democrat side. I think Obama is personable enough, Hillary kind of makes me uncomfortable, and I am SO sick of Edwards's accent, but really it's the money. That's where I see the power is. Whether or not a candidate feels how I do about immigration or abortion is kind of inconsequential.
On to the republican side: Huckabee took the lead in Iowa yesterday. His track record with finances appears to be acceptable, plus I think the whole losing 100 lbs thing is kind of cool. Here's my beef with him: he is pushing his image as an everyday joe who eats squirrels and grew up in a trailer. Super that he feels he can understand the common folk like us, but I want a leader to lead me. Plus he comes off as a Good Ol' Boy - like that comment about if he were hunting and Romney and all that. I do not want him representing me to the world because he embodies our bad reputation to me. Mitt Romney: I like him. He has the Midas Touch, and I want someone who can run our country like a business. I don't agree with his immigration stance, and I don't like that he's resorted to a bit of policy mud-slinging, but he's my guy. Now if only those evangelicals could see what I do in him . . . sigh!