The One Percent Solution

At six a.m. this morning, the presidential race is still too close to call. Y2K flashback. My state of Michigan went to Kerry, but I decided to be brave, stick to my values, and vote with the one percent of sanity: I voted for Nader. Kerry paid a lot of lip service to helping the "middle class" but ignored the plight of the working class who continue to suffer from this country's trade policy and die from it's foreign policy. You can bet the Yalies' (George & John) children won't be working for Wal*Mart without health insurance or be torn to peices by roadside bombs in Iraq (that, by the way, were created by the very people we have "liberated").

Another thing that tipped my vote in favor of Nader was a realization that was brought home by the comedian, Geoge Carlin. He admitted in an interview with Terry Gross that he doesn't vote (Fresh Air: November 1st, 2004) . When asked why , he said, "..because there's an ownership class in this counry and there's no real choice...they do what they want, they get what they want and Americans deserve what they get because they're not engaged. The only thing that I like about the left as opposed to the right is that, generally speaking, the left seems to care more about people and the right seems to care more about property."

After seeing that half the country still voted for Bush after the immense failures of his administration, I can only conclude that our nation has lost its way. The right wing marches on towards oblivion and will drag us all down with it. Brace yourself, my countrymen. We're in for a helluva ride.