dilemma.

I would never consider myself a political expert, much less enthusiast. Rather, I think I'd be more suitably categorized as watching-them-make-asses-of-themselves enthusiast. This fall's election season has been far short of a let-down for me in that arena. I get to watch the likes of Donkeys and Elephants butt heads, spewing the most unbelievable remarks at one another, but what gets me most are the interest groups. Have you noticed that the political ads made by the actual politicians are a little more sugar-coated than those by special interest groups?

In my humble opinion, and judging by what's been splattered across the media, it seems like politicians are more interested in whose doodle they're going to snazz, or vice versa, respectively. Fidelity has become a mere glimmer of morality as much as infidelity has become cause for comedic relief. The thing I don't get--and someone, please, help me out here--is what some people find so alluring about themselves. The last thing I want is some icky pot-bellied, bad-haired man trying out one of his world-renowned pickup lines on me. Woof. And ladies, don't think you're getting off the hook either. The most attractive female politician any of us has seen in a loooong time is Mrs. Palin; however, if you ever catch an episode of O'Reilly you may notice that every single one of his female analysts (whether psychologists, political experts, word-root-finders...) are very attractive. Not that this is a bad thing. I agree, people are more inclined to believe what an sensibly (or outrageously) attractive person has to say rather than someone less appealing, yet I can't help but find this humorous, if not a little creepy on behalf of the aforementioned peeps.

I digress.

So now the great challenge is to decide to whom I cast my vote. In the senate race, I can go for the extreme right-winged candidate who is clearly hated by one particular women's interest groups that has put out an ad saying he will end abortion and birth control... or I can go for the extreme lefty who pissed all of the state's money down the drain. Hmmm decisions decisions. They sound like such great guys. The governor's race isn't much better. I believe the Lefty was called a hooligan and I honestly haven't heard much about the Righty. I think I'll vote anti-hooligan, although I do love me a good shenanigan.

My conundrum: The political and economic scene couldn't be in worse shambles, although I feel strongly that Americans need to look down at their pointed fingers and realize "ohhh shit, there are three pointing back at me." Duh. We're the ones falling for the ponzi schemes, the political bullshit and asinine media coverage. Come on people, quit believing everything the media tell you. Let's go over this one more time: economy does not equal stock market. Rinse and repeat.

So. Do I stick it out and give these policies some time? Um, hell no. I didn't agree with them in the first place. I think I'll stick with my partay and see what bandages we can apply to this giant fracture, or what I feel more suitably can be labeled: shitstorm.