The vice-presidential debate is tonight. I am not really going to watch intently. Here is why:
1) Good or bad, I know for whom I am going to vote. In national politics, I pretty much vote the party line. I am pretty liberal so many times I think even Democratic policies do not go far enough. That being said, the fact that the Democratic policies do not reach as far as I would like is probably a sign of good government.
2) I have a real problem watching contentious situations. I do not like arguing and people attacking each other. I am not saying that I am better because I am "above the fray". I am saying that I cannot deal with it. Conflict can be good and for those people who are still deciding it is important to hear from the candidates for both offices from each party.
3) Watching politics and politicians bores me because I do not feel that the current process really allows for honest discussion and give and take.
Honest moment: As I write, I am listening to the debate and it is not as contentious or as rote as I believed the debate might be.
I have returned from Atlanta. Atlanta makes me tired. I have been to Atlanta every year around this time since 2004 and I have still have not gone to the famous Atlanta Aquarium. In my defense, I did not even know about it until last year. I guess I was not paying attention. I thought I was going to go this time but we were really busy so I did not. Oh well.
2 comments:
The thing that really gets me is watching people talk when you know they have a time limit.... and they just keep talking... even when it's on TV it makes me nervous :)
I agree. Prior to your statement, I would not have said it made me nervous but it does. I knew it made me uneasy but before now I did not identify the feeling as nervous.
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