2 Things - Politics (and 2 Political Cartoons)

You know, I used to be one of those people who said things like, "Why the hell are people campaigning almost 2 years before the election? That's ridiculous!" But you know what, I usually also end up being one of those people that says, "I wish I knew more about the candidates. Why don't they let the people know more about them?" Well, with nearly a year and a half before the 2008 election, they are letting us know more about them. All the candidates have websites where you can find out some information about them, some websites are more thorough than others but of course that is politics. Interestingly the lower some one is in the polls, the more information they give for specific plans on their website (or so it seems). Point being, I am not going to complain next year about not knowing the candidates, I am going to start to get to know them right now.

Speaking of letting us know more about them, the MSNBC/Politico Republican debate is tonight and should replay again over the weekend (the dems debate did) check your local listings for times on either or both. The debate tonight should be interesting if nothing else. I know little about the Repubs candidate to tell you the truth. The bits I know, I read on their websites and heard in little clips on tv (see here for the extent of my knowledge). So I am willing to give them a fair chance at getting my vote. Though in all honesty that's going to be very hard for any Republican to do, my values are so different from theirs. Well, we'll see.