Voting History

This will be the 12th Presidential Election that I will cast my vote in.

Back in 1972 I was 21 and could finally vote…I think in 1971 there was a new law that allowed 18 year olds to vote…I recall something about “Your old enough to kill but not for votin’.” Richard Nixon (R) vs George McGovern (D) I voted for McGovern but Nixon won.

1976  Gerald Ford (R) vs Jimmy Carter (D) Walter Mondale from the great State of Minnesota was Jimmy Carter’s Vice President Candidate.  I voted for Jimmy and he won.

1980  Ronald Reagan/George Bush (R) vs Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D).  I voted for Jimmy and he lost to Reagan. 

1984 Ronald Reagan/George Bush (R) vs Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro (D).  Of course I voted for Walter and Geraldine…she was a heck of a lady! Alas Reagan won again.

1988 George HW Bush/Dan Quayle (R) vs Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen (D) I voted for Dukakis and he lost to Bush.

1992 George HW Bush (R) vs Bill Clinton (D) vs H.Ross Perot (I). I voted for Perot and Clinton won.

1996 Robert Dole (R) vs Bill Clinton (D) vs H Ross Perot vs Ralph Nader. I voted for Perot and Clinton won.

2000 George W Bush (R) vs Al Gore (D) I voted for GW and he won.

2004 George W Bush (R) vs John Kerry (D) I voted for GW and he won.

2008 John McCain/Sarah Palin (R) vs Obama (D) I voted for John and Sarah and Obama won.

2012 Mitt Romney (R) vs Obama (D) I voted for Romney and Obama won.

2016 Donald Trump (R) vs Hillary Clinton (D)

Next week I will cast my vote and that vote is based on several issues.  First and foremost Veterans and Soldiers now serving getting the back up they need and deserve.  The economy, the Second Amendment, health care rates in Minnesota have gone up to high to be affordable so that needs to change, we need to secure our borders and deport anyone who is not here legally.

Being the wife of a Serviceman who had a Top Secret Security Clearance,  I know that anyone who shares classified documents should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

I used to say “I am an independent and I will vote for who I believe will serve our country the best with honesty and integrity.”  This year that seems to be an impossibility with either candidate.  So I looked at the Party Platform.  I guess I must be a conservative. 

One thing I think that is really really scary…who ever wins could change the course of our Supreme Court for many years to come. 

I look forward to the end of the mudslinging and I hope who ever wins that we can all come together as Americans.

Thoughts

I have had a lot of time for quiet reflection lately. Some of it has been not so quiet as I would share with Far Guy from my spot on the couch. Sometimes I would get his attention and he would join me for an in depth discussion. More often than not he would holler "Turn the channel, you are supposed to be resting."

Tomorrow things are supposed to change, quite magically at noon when Obama takes the oath of office. I am sure that gas prices will go down immediately and food prices in the stores will be immediately adjusted. 401K's and investments will immediately be restored to their highest values. Everyone that wants a job will have one. Homes that were purchased on a wing and prayer for credit, will magically be worth way more than what they were appraised at. Short sales will be a thing of the past. No one will be homeless and no one will be hungry. Everyone will have access to health care. Things are going to be just hunky dory and milk and honey will flow through the streets once again. I am looking forward to all these wonderful changes, I just can't wait..but I won't be holding my breath. I hope he wears some kind of head covering so he doesn't catch some deadly virus, with ears the size of his, he must have to be extra careful..maybe he should wear a scarf.

The excitement totally escapes me. The Media frenzy is laughable, and often I view it as a comedy. Over 100 Million dollars will have been spent, couldn't they have just done a quiet potluck picnic. Well with that much being spent on just one day when we are in a Recession that is looking more like a Depression everyday..it seems like a rather high-falutin beginning to a bad nightmare.

I do have a couple of questions..where is that puppy? And where does the line form for the Rose Colored Glasses? :)