I'm not going to claim to have the historical database of JB to compare anyone to Chester A. Arthur or Nick's sarcastic p4wnage or Bert's vehement loyalty to the Republican party no matter how big of a wang they put on the podium to run for president (and let's be serious, anyone in danger of losing to Obama is a pretty big wang). However, I said awhile ago I wasn't going to vote. Bert criticized me, saying not voting was akin to a vote for Obama. Demos criticized saying that this is the most important election ever (read: since the previous re-election of Bush). In the end, though, the purpose of my vote is to speak my voice on a political level. Not using that vote sends a message as well. Not voting for McCain is not the same as voting for Obama. It's simply a statement on my part that neither candidate deserves to be president (and I'm not going to address any election where a nominee campagins in video games and gives out Dave Matthews tickets as the most important election ever).
The fact is, neither candidate has demonstrated the necessary political or economic understanding to be president. Both have ridiculous means by which to create "tax breaks" (and I use that loosely since in either case, it seems to me that middle and upper-middle class is going to get boned) while at the same time cutting national deficit, both voted in favor of the bailout (so are republicans going social?), both are, for the most part, clueless on foreign policy (I have no idea if Gore would have invaded Iraq or not, but I just had to sit through an inconvenient truth, so I'm not putting anything past that buffoon) and neither has demonstrated in any significant way the capacity for leadership. A vote for either candidate says "Hey _______ party, you've given me a good person to vote for, keep up the good work." Which is inherently untrue. Therefore, I am using my right to not vote to speak the message I want sent. And since the Republican party is seemingly leaning towards the left more and more as election day approaches, it seems useless to even use the idea of having a republican president keep a democratic senate in line as a reason to vote. Regardless of who gets in, I'm going to lose my money. It's just a matter of determining to which bullshit use the money they are stealing from me is going to go. So until either party can put forth a candidate that is worth my time to acknowledge, I say F American politics.
