2008 Presidential Race

After watching all of the debates on both sides and going through the Primary process, I am just amazed at how this race is going thus far.

The Democrats are running a race that will probably be too close to call right up until the convention and the Republicans have a front runner who does not exactly warm the hearts of the true conservatives of the party.

I have come to the conclusion that it may not really matter at all, with the choices that Republicans are left with, who becomes the next president.

Oh, believe you me, I Am going to cast my vote come election time. My husband has always told me that if you don't exercise your right to vote, then you have absolutely No Right to complain later when you have a problem with how the government is being run. I tend to think he is right. This fact doesn't change the fact that I am seriously struggling with the choices that we are left with.

A lot of what the Democrats say sounds pretty good for America, but some of my concerns should a Democrat become president, are:

1. I believe that the Democrats will create amnesty for the illegal immigrants that are currently in the United States and they will do very little to secure our borders.

2. We already know that the Democrats plan to end the war in Iraq and bring our troops home. My worry is what will happen to Iraq then? What will happen with Iran? What will the terrorists next move be and what will the Democrats be prepared to do to keep our country safe.

3. I am worried about what will happen with our taxes.

4. Until I hear exactly what their plan is, this idea of socialized healthcare scares me. I have read horror stories from other countries with such plans in place where people sit on a waiting list, sometimes until they die, trying to get basic and even critical care. I don't want our quality of care to diminish in the least.


There are other concerns that I have, but these are the largest. Sooooooooo . . . .with all of these concerns, very few choices and No good ones . . . . what's a voter to do?

I guess for now I'm just going to see how the primaries play out and then I'll give some more thought. ;o)