Ode to the Undecided Voter
by emptypockets
who know not where you stand
who in political shadows lurk
and never show your hands?
Are you so indecisive?
Or just uninformed?
I mean all due respect, but
really, it's no way to live.
Your opinions come pre-warmed
by pundits - stop, and listen to your gut!
What issues are you for?
Cut taxes, reduce traffic,
reach out and save the poor?
Are you 24 to 33?
Is your income median?
Who got your vote in '04?
Do you have your GED,
and are you in a union?
So tell me, which one are you for?
They each spent a hundred mil
in a mega-campaign-o-rama
so that you could get your fill
of health plans and of timetables
and of hope, pan-anodyne.
Yet here you sit, and say the two
are interchangeable
and either would be fine?
Oh crap... I'm one of you!
Wouldn't it be nice to have a choice that was left of center?
When you consider that Dennis Kucinich is considered a right of center Christian Democrat by most of the industrialized world
(see Aardvarchaeology) There really isn't a good choice, only a least bad choice.
Nice lyric, though.
--ml
Posted by: Marty Lnageland | February 04, 2008 at 16:43
I am so glad I am not alone. Et tu Emptypockets? My husband voted Friday absentee as he went out of town. I envied his resolve. I will make my mind up in the booth tomorrow I suppose.
Posted by: dogheaven | February 04, 2008 at 20:32
They are not the same but they are both much better than the rethug St McCain and Mitt "my state was 48 out 50 in job creation when I was governor" Romney. I'll take Obama first even though I prefer Hillary's healthcare proposal.
Posted by: Neil | February 04, 2008 at 21:18
I certainly agree they're not the same! But each has their own strengths, and a clear "match" for me hasn't emerged.
Posted by: emptypockets | February 04, 2008 at 22:18
Could someone remove the payday loan advertisement, I took one out last week on one of my posts from the same person. This is not an advertising site.
Posted by: Sara | February 05, 2008 at 02:32
deleted. the spambot battle rages on.
on the other hand, they account for a good fraction of our traffic!
Posted by: emptypockets | February 05, 2008 at 08:43