just a little politics... dos

today the children in michael's kindergarten class had to choose what candidate they would vote for if they could. i found this humorous because i already assumed what the outcome would be. and wouldn't you believe it! that obama is just as popular among a group of 5 year olds! as soon as the teacher pulled out his picture all the children exclaimed, "barack obama"! wow. and like two kids were like, "john mccain" when his picture was shown. of course, most of this is due to who the parents are for in their homes. but... i find it startling that he is so popular among these children... just like he is in the rest of America. i am afraid it will be that way on election day as well. just going with the popular choice... all i can hope for is that they are all informed voters. but i digress...

a lot of people at work don't talk about who they are for. in our generation, i feel like that is a pretty open topic. on my facebook page i clearly display that i am for mccain. and i am ok with that. in 2004, i clearly displayed a "W" sticker on my car. i am proud and thankful to vote. and i am ok sharing my opinion about who i am voting for. in our generation, i feel that this need to keep that private is changing. and i think that can definitely be a good thing. i think having an opinion and sharing that opinion can help spread the desire to vote and inform people about this issues. i always enjoying hearing why someone has chosen to support a certain candidate. i think it is interesting. i also like sharing my opinion with others... in hopes i can shine some light on something that i feel is important and maybe they can see it too. i wish i could talk to people at work about the election, but they are all just so darn secretive about it! but i guess i can understand why they might not want to get into politics because of possible judgement or heated debates. but i say, let's be honest. it's just politics :-)

but... going back to the kids... and to brighten up what may be a dreadfully boring post... little michael chose obama. and i found this hysterical. ultra republican family... with the son that chose obama... it was clearly a peer pressure decision by ACORN (a coercing organization rallying nonsense) ;-)