Full Moon Results
Yesterday when I saw that we were in a near full moon, I knew that it didn’t bode well for conservatives. Tonight’s results confirm that. As I’ve stated before, election night is usually pretty depressing for me - my favorites usually don’t win. At any rate, tonight the establishment triumphed within the GOP. I imagined many conservatives who would have voted for conservative candidates went over to the Dems to vote in their presidential primary - thus our conservative candidates lost votes to the establishment Republicans. My own opinion of this whole thing is that it does more damage to the GOP in the long run. Now we are stuck with all these establishment Republicans. Who would do more damage a Dem president or a whole bunch of establishment Republicans? A better question - Is there really any difference?
And again, I’m left wondering, how do we end up with all these crappy candidates?
And tonight’s results again confirm to me why I’m not a Republican anymore. I’ve never been happier to be a registered Independent. I already know who I’m voting for in most of these races, and in most cases, it’s not anyone listed on the ballot. This will be the first election in which I’ll be writing in names for over half of the positions on the ballot.
I can already hear the criticism - “Gee Matt, by voting that way, it’s actually a vote for ____.” That’s where I disagree. That’s how people like Arlen Specter get elected - we supposedly have to settle for these people. I quit settling for candidates many years ago. A vote for who I believe in is a vote for who I believe in. It’s a vote that says I’m tired of crappy candidates and I’m not going to legitimize their selection by choosing between two bad choices. I won’t vote for the lesser of two evils - it’s still a choice for moving in the wrong direction, it’s just a matter of how fast you’re getting there.
Here’s my test for voting - Who can I vote for and be able to look at myself in the mirror and not be ashamed of myself because I voted for a certain candidate. I’ll tell you this much, there are plenty of candidates who I could vote for because they are the lesser of two evils - but then I’d be ashamed to look in the mirror at myself. And frankly, that’s far more important than any argument for party unity, or any fear tactics, or “lesser of two evil” arguments.