Throw Away Vote

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Saying for the Day
Politicians are people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, go out and buy some more tunnel. ~John Quinton

Picture of the day
(Old layout from Crystal Falls)

Robert's Picture Challenge
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Betty's Village- Stage one of our New Layout

If you read this blog often you know what a horrible time I’m having deciding who to vote for in this election. First of all I like all the candidates. I have liked Obama from the beginning of the campaign season. I have always liked McCane. The first time I heard her I liked Governor Palen. I even like Joe Biden. I have this terrible tendency to like just about everybody. This despite the fact that both sides lie and mislead .
So I thought , this year I might vote for a candidate that wasn’t a Republican or a Democrat. There are other Presidential candidates you know. They don’t get much press coverage. They aren’t invited to the Presidential debates. They are kind of an open secret. They are there if you dig for them.
Here are the other four Presidential candidates:
Ralph Nader– Independent Party
Bob Barr-Libertarian Party
Cynthia McKinney-Green Party
Chuck Baldwin-Constitution Party
Each one has a clear point of view. Each one has something to offer to the country but the media ignores them. At best they get a spot on Colbert or a late night talk show. They certainly are not invited to the Presidential debates.
I told a friend of mine I might vote for one of them and was told I would be throwing my vote away.
Why?
Because a Republican or Democrat is going to win. If you don’t vote for one or the other it’s like not voting.
So the two parties whose goal in life seems to be to show how bad the other party is have a monopoly. They have the airways.
You don’t get to hear or consider the others.
So no matter which party we elect it will be business as usual. The members of the other party will fight to prevent them from doing anything different.
We are prevented from real choice.
The two major parties make the rules. They rule that only Republicans and Democrats count. They even make it as hard as possible for any other group to get on the ballot.
If you vote against the nonsense then they say you are throwing your vote away. And even worse we believe them.
You can’t win.
The country can’t win.

News from Pigeon Falls

The little town in my basement where the trains still run, dragons fly, and life is back to normal
Bonnie McGregor stopped in to Nancy’s yesterday in the afternoon. She was singing the praises of her husband. It seems the twins have been very restless at night and Bonnie was worn out. So for the last three nights he has stayed up with them and let her sleep. She feels so much better. According to her you can’t get a more wonderful husband than Russel.
Nancy wanted to tell her that the wonderful Russel was cheating on her but all that would do would hurt her. Besides it might just be a rumor. She is sorry she ever heard it.
Ellen Maki came in soon afterward. She was just bursting with a desire to tell Nancy what she heard from Joan at the Beauty Parlor. Odd because Ellen was in Church last Sunday didn’t she listen to that sermon on gossip? Well Nancy reminded her of the sermon and she responded that this isn’t gossip it’s fact. Joan swears it’s true. If it’s true it’s not gossip. So despite Nancy’s protests Ellen went ahead and told her that for the last two nights Russel McGregor was seen coming out of Aili Sorry’s place at one o’clock in the morning. Joan swears it was him . He wears that funny pink shirt with the elephant on the back. So even in the dark you know it’s him.
Nancy responded,” Then whose been taking care of the twins? For the last three nights Russel has been taking care of the twins so Bonnie could sleep. If he wasn’t doing it who was? Russel must have mastered the art of being in two places at the same time.”
Ellen seemed confused. “But the evidence is there. The pink shirt and all. It has to be Russell.”
After Ellen left Nancy tried to reason through what she knew. The pink shirt belonged to Russel. He was the only one in town with a shirt like that. You could spot him at the end of the street coming or going. If the pink wasn’t enough the elephant was a dead giveaway . Russel bought the shirt on a trip to Disney World in Florida . Bonnie hated it then and still does. But Russell loved it. It was his pride and joy. It was his shirt. So if they saw a man in that shirt coming out of Aili Sorry’s it had to be Russell. But then how did he pull it off. Did he give Bonnie a sleeping pill and let the kids cry? Did he put some sleeping powder in the kid’s milk. Did he take the kids with him to Aili’s? Wouldn’t they be seen. So it had to be Russell and it couldn’t be Russell. If it is Russell then the twins and Bonnie could be in danger. Poor Nancy doesn’t know what to do.

Wrap Up

This morning I blogged and visited a few people to look at their views. Then we went to see my lung doctor in Oshkosh . He had good and bad news. The good news was that my lungs looked better in the x-ray. The bad news is that they weren't working as well as they were a year ago. But he doesn't want to see me until six months from now so I guess he expects me to survive. Then we ate out. In the afternoon I read. Then I visited all my links and more blogs with views. Now I need a breathing treatment.
GBYA

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