just don't call me shirley

Call me naive. Call me old-fashion. Call me simple.

When did the primary focus of politics become numbers? What happened to character debates, scandals, fighting dirty, oh and the issues!

I like politics. I like to talk about the pros and cons of each candidate. Who is a hawk in sheep's clothing? Who is being lead by lobbyists? Who is going to say one thing to be sure they keep their base, but then do another once in office.

But, all I have heard about these past few weeks is numbers. Yes, the 2000 election taught us all something we had forgotten in our civics class - the electoral college. We are a representative democracy, for better or worse. But since when do we elect candidates on if they can win x number of delegates or this red state instead of what they stand for a politicians.

I don't have CNN or C-SPAN, but I do watch the Sunday morning shows and read online. All we hear about is number strategy - get this voting block, take the $50,000 yearly income sect and the female blue collar and you have it made. What about the freaking issues? What about the war? What about the vets when they come home from war? What about the uninsured? What about the under-insured? What about Roe v Wade? What about the type of supreme court justices they would appoint? What about the funding of public schools? What about the outrageous cost of higher education? What about global warming? What about the environment? What about our foreign policy? What about our allies? What about nuclear disarmormeant?

What about the my future and the future of our nation?

I could not give a shit if the candidate I support will be able to take FL or OH. I care about if they will work for the betterment of the country and the continuation, heck - improvement, of our nation and our way of life. Give me some numbers on that.