November 3, 2008 by kastorff.

I hate politics. The twisted rhetoric that mixes truth and lies without any sense of rightness as long as it gets one elected or keeps one elected, makes me want to puke. One candidate speaks of another as having “voted for the largest tax hike in Georgia history”, and his opponent speaks of himself as being a proponent of lower taxes. There’s a lie there for sure…but which line bears it? Having observed this in play for some time now, I’d say both parties are lying as much as they can get away with.

We elect a new president tomorrow. As has been the case the last few presidential elections, we don’t have any great candidates, just flawed ones. At least this time they don’t have identical flaws. In my mind, both Obama and McCain are risky. I have to try and choose which one will suck less. That’s the same situation we were in when we first elected George Bush, and we all know how that worked out. We’re either gonna get lucky, or end up with something as bad as Bush, or worse. You’d think a country like ours could come up with at least one really good candidate. When was the last time you really trusted the words of a US Senator, US Representative, Cabinet Member, or President?

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April 30, 2003 by kastorff.

I’m looking for love. Not like a girlfriend, I already have one of those, and she’s quite wonderful. No I’m looking for the love for our fellow man…that fancy ideal we all claim to espouse, but can’t seem to find on a consistent basis. Why can’t the Muslims love each other? Why can’t all Muslims love the Christians? Why can’t the Christians love all Muslims? Why can’t the Muslims love the Jews? Why can’t the Jews love the Muslims? Why can’t the Buddists love all the others? And so on…

Is it really that hard? What makes us radicalize our beliefs to the point of hatred? It’s not what God wants.

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March 20, 2003 by kastorff.

Well, it’s war. While I’m concerned on the one hand that we’re going in without direct proof that Iraq has been involved in an attack on United States citizens or property, now that we’re into it, I say let’s kick some butt. Saddam Hussein is a leader in the Adolf Hitler mold, and is a threat to world peace. I just wonder if this is more about oil than terrorism. I can’t shake those nagging suspicions.

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