Your2ndPlace

I've learned long ago. The fastest way to start a fight (and even change true friendships forever) is to talk politics or religion. So I usually keep it to myself.

As for 2008 Presidential elections... it's too early to say who will be the nominees for any party. Hence, proclaiming your favorites now only serve to broadcast your own mindset. (Not bad, mind you. But there are people who will prejudge you based solely on this alone. It's sad, really.)

Frankly, there aren't any candidates that really excite me personally, yet. So far it's all talk about why I *shouldn't* vote for the other guy.

I don't need to know why to vote *against* someone. What I need is to know why I should vote *for* you. So far, I'm just not getting that from any of them. I'm so sick and tired of all the 'hate' speech and I know I'm speaking for the majority, regardless of party or affiliation.

I will say this - it's the first U.S Presidential elections in something like 30 years where there are no 'anticipated' nominee (V. P. Cheney isn't running - so it's wide open on both sides.) *This* is what will make this election cycle far more interesting than previous ones in recent memory.

I just don't like the flip-floppers who always talk out of the side of their mouths and spin their 'beliefs' according to whatever last night's poll said.

That's why I suspect Obama will be the nominee. He, at least, sounds genuine.

The problem with Hillary is there is no grey area. Ask anyone in the United States about her. You will always get one of two answers: Love her to death or hate her to death. There is no in-between. And that's where she falters, because it's the undecideds who actually decide the vote.

So far the most interesting thing I've seen related to the '08 race was a bumper sticker that said...

"Bush, Clinton, Bush, ...Clinton?"