Jaded Politics

Wednesday November 3rd, 2004 was easily one of the saddest days of my life. I woke up that morning, incredibly hung over, to a text message from a friend saying Kerry had lost the election and that I owed him $20 because of it. The hangover, and the $20, and, of course, it was raining that day, all made me miserable and I realized that the election was a lose-lose worse situation for me. I didn’t like Kerry to much but I didn’t like Bush just a little bit more. I’m not sure I would’ve have been any less miserable if Kerry had won (I suppose I would still have my $20 so I wouldn’t feel too bad). Either way it really made me start thinking about American politics and I got real jaded and gave up on it. Since then I’ve watched the news only in passing and never really invested any interest in what was happening. Now the 2006 mid-terms are coming up and for whatever reason I’m a little more into it. I think it was the repeats of The West Wing I recently watched. The point is I’m back. I’m ready to talk politics again.

I’d be inclined, were I forced to choose, to be a Democrat, but that makes it sound as though I only vote left and I will follow the Dems blindly into oblivion. This is untrue. I think politics is in a sad state right now and my generation is terribly apathetic to the process and it shows in the polls. There is less public debate and more mud slinging now then ever before and if the Dems don’t respond correctly we will soon be a one party country. Needless to say there is a lot to talk about. If, of the two sides, one was more closely aligned with my ideals it would be the Democrats, but do not label me a pinko-commie-liberal-democrat and stop listening. I might come off sounding like a Dem sometimes, but I’m willing to listen to all arguments, and I’ll admit when I’m wrong.

-Hogan

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