So...I'm taking a break from my research paper for a bit. I've been writing. We are at 4 pages, need 7 pages, and I haven't gone back and included quotes, etc. to back up my statements, so I think it will be all good...
I have to say this and then I'll move on to another subject (most likely). I'm so sick and tired of hearing the republican disinformation machine talk about Obama being inexperienced. It makes me sick. So far "experience" has done nothing for us. To me "experience" in politics means career politician which means corrupt. I actually believe it is a positive that we have a candidate that is in serious running that hasn't been involved in Washington politics or even state politics for years and years. Someone who is somewhat of an outsider can give more outside perspective on the issues and is less likely to have had an opportunity to build those lobbyist relationships. To me equating Obama's experience in Washington to his qualifications to be president is similar to saying that the office staff at the doctor's office is qualified to be a doctor simply because he or she has for years seen how things work in the office and the diagnosis that the doctors make and how to do the procedures. He/She has never been a doctor, but hey let's assume they can perform brain surgery just because they've been in the proximity of a brain surgeon, and hey they know how it's done! John McCain has never been president. He is no more qualified and/or experienced than Obama. So let's all just get off the experience train and move on to things that matter, shall we?
On to the next topic....
I've been thinking a lot lately about taking time for the people and things that matter in my life. I've thought about the word "love" and how many times people say it and don't mean it. I don't think a person can mean the words if they don't back it up with action. I was thinking how many times in my life I've been told "i love you" just to later figure out that it was never true, or at least I perceived it to not have been true based on the person's actions. As I was thinking about this, I realized that I don't want anyone that I love to feel that way. I don't want to tell someone that I love them only to have them doubt it because of my lack of action. I mentioned this in an earlier post, but it's something I haven't been able to shake. I think we should all remember that if we need to back up our loving words with action. Our lives are too short to have the ones we love pass on thinking that we didn't really love them....or for us to pass leaving behind people who didn't know how much we really cared.
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