waiting on the world to change. . .ami on politics

with the '08 election just around the corner (yeah right, we have another whole freaking year of campaign commercials) i find myself pondering who i will vote for. . .
do i have a crush on obama?
will i go hollywood?
am i part of the ron paul revolution?
do i go for making history, and make a former president the first man first lady?
do i vote for a man of considerably high morals but professes to be a part of a religion that is somewhat blasphemous to the faith i hold so dear? which by the way poses a very interesting question that could probably be a blog of its own. . .why do some christians have such a problem voting for a morman, but have no problem voting for a complete hypocrite who claims to have faith in Jesus and calls themselves a christian, but lacks any evidence that proves it, as along as they are a republican?

my conclusion. . .
i don't care. i don't care if i vote, and i don't care who wins. maybe that is horrible. maybe i am a terrible american. maybe i am not patriotic. i have a hard time caring about a political campaign that lasts get two years too long, that cost millions and millions of dollars that could be put to much better use, and that does nothing except prove who is the most popular, prettiest, richest liar.

"me and all my friends we're all misunderstood.
they say we stand for nothing. there's no way we every could.
we see everything that's going wrong, with the and those who lead it.
we feel like we don't have the means to rise above and beat it. . .
when you trust your television,
what you get is what you got,
'cause when you own the information
you can bend it all you want."

don't get me wrong. i am thankful that i have been born in a country of extreme privilege, where even our underprivileged are considered rich to those who are hungry and homeless in other countries.
i am appreciative to those who willingly give their lives to fight for this country, but could i or would i do the same? i don't know. i wish that i could say that i would, but i can't. i am not sure the fairy tale land who is a hero to the weak and a comfort to the immigrant that has been painted of america truly exists. i can respect troops who fight for a land that they believe in, but i can never support war that is simply to fight for the right to have the biggest weapons or the most oil. i can support defending those in need who can't defend themselves, but not a war that is simply to say "i am boss."

i feel like i pay my rent to live here by paying taxes, and yes because i live here i have freedoms. but the truth is, couldn't i have those same freedoms living somewhere else, also?

and then there is Jesus. . . i am not sure, but i don't think that Jesus would have wasted time on researching candiates or debating issues. Jesus cared about the souls of the people who he came in contact with. i don't think Jesus would have been a republican or a democrat. i am not sure he would have bothered.

i could be wrong. this is not an opinion at all set in stone. it could easily change by november of next year, or this year for that matter.

and this is the end to my political ramblings. . .