I have always thought politics encompassed everything because sadly the government is so much a part of our lives. To say you are not interested in politics to me says you are not interested in being in control of your own life. I once had a professor say there is hardly anything in your life that some aspect of government is not part of. Think of your day...if you sleep on a mattress there are regulations on what type of material it is made of, if you have an alarm clock with a radio it is regulated by the FCC, the food you have for breakfast is regulated by the FDA, the street you drive/walk/ride on is regulated by your city, and who can count how many regulations go into the car you drove. Your place of employment is covered by numerous agencies, the building you work in, the company you work for, and if you have go to public school others decide what you should learn, what you should eat, how you should play and the list goes on and on. I myself am tired of this nanny state and it is getting worse. The city of Los Angeles has barred new construction of fast food restaurants, are they going to pay the difference for the people who are looking for affordable food? Fast food restaurants do have healthier choices, you do not have order a triple cheeseburger with fries and a shake. It is not the the job of the government to tell people what restaurants they can eat at, you should be responsible for your choices, good or bad. When the anti-smoking fascists started there were warnings food was next and they said "do not be ridiculous," but here it is. The government already controls so much of our lives, what is next? When you are deciding who to vote for or even deciding whether not to vote please make sure you think about what impact your choice will make. Not voting is yet again allowing other people to make choices for you, and when you are deciding on a candidate think about what I believe Thomas Jefferson said; a government powerful enough to give you everything is strong enough to take everything away.

I am so excited over the GOP vice presidential candidate. Even though it has been four days since the announcement, I am still ecstatic. Although I am a John McCain supporter I did not vote for him in the primaries, mostly out of ignorance. The more I learn about him, the more I like him. I have to say his stand on immigration in the past still upsets me but I know that most politicians are out of touch when it comes to the cost of illegal immigration on our communities, schools, etc.. Honestly besides that he seems to be a lot more conservative than I had thought. Just because you do not stand with the Republican Party in all cases does not mean you are not a conservative, I would rather have a true conservative than a true Republican. To get back to the Palin pick, she is practically everything I hoped for. Also I was so worried it was going to be Romney, that basically anybody but him was a definite plus. I am fervently pro-life and to hear that sad about Palin thrills me. Between Obama saying he does not know when life begins, and Pelosi acting as though you can be a staunch Catholic and also pro-choice, it is so refreshing to have a leader who is not afraid to say when life begins, and also walked the walk when it comes to life. Abortion is one of those issues that I believe is about more than just a procedure it is the way you perceive the importance of all life. It is frightening f
for me to hear about all the down syndrome babies now being aborted. You hear all the time "keep your hands off my body" well that is all fine and good, but I think having government subsidized killing is much worse than government sanctioning the protecting and upholding of life. In Oregon now if you are under state medical insurance they will not pay for your cancer treatment if you only have a few years left to live, however they will pay for you to kill yourself. How is abortion any different? They will pay for you to abort your child but they will not help you to raise said child, is that so far off? Once you start toying with the idea some lives are worth protecting and saving others are not, you may turn around and have someone thinking that about you or someone you love. Obama voted not to require doctors to save a child that lives despite a botched abortion. So that baby although alive but not wanted by its mother is not worth saving. Sadly there are many children not "wanted" by their parents, however luckily there are many people that want nothing more than a child. To have both the presidential nominee and the vice presidential nominee to be so clear on this issue is definitely going to bring the party together and get people excited again. There is more to both of them than their pro-life stance which I will discuss further later but right now I am so glad McCain did not give in to those who do not believe all life is sacred.