Why I Care…For the First Time

March 18, 2008 # 2 Comments

So I’m sitting here right now thinking of a million things I want to say, so let me start by prefacing everything with this: I’ll be 30 in July, and I’ve never even considered voting Democrat in my entire life. Now I used to say I was a Republican, which was true if you only count the taxes part, so I guess I’ll lump myself in with the rest of the cafeteria politicos and say I was a fiscal conservative (i.e. I hate taxes).

It was about 6 months ago when the taxes just didn’t matter anymore.

I saw this guy..great motivator, admitted flaws, intelligent, and a great smile. I couldn’t believe he was running for president. Guys like this don’t run for president, they sit in the Senate for 40 years and enjoy the long lunches. So I listened, and I read, and I followed, and I agreed.I have never cared about anything regarding politics in my entire life. I never knew the term delegate, or what a caucus was, or why Iowa and New Hampshire suddenly became important for a week. Now I cared. I didn’t even know why, but I did. So I had to figure this out. Why I cared…for the first time.

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Young Lions, This is Your Kingdom

March 10, 2008 # 3 Comments

I am 21 years old. I’m a college student leading a fairly typical college student life. My political consciousness was nearly non-existent prior to George W. Bush’s election to the Presidency. I remember pulling for Al Gore in 2000, but had no real concept of the difference between having Republican or Democrat in the White House, so I didn’t lose any sleep over it.
I recall standing in horror in the common area of my rural Michigan high school on September 11th, confused; scared; angry. I remember the rage I felt at my country having been attacked, and I remember the way everything changed almost instantly. I also remember being confused about why we were starting a war in Iraq, but having faith in our leaders to do the right thing. Once again, I didn’t lose any sleep.

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