It feels like a really great day.
My guy won.
Yep, I voted for Obama. I never in my life thought I'd be labeled as a bleeding-heart liberal. I feel like I've been running a gauntlet. It would have been really easy to vote for McCain. I mean, it would have been easy to go with the crowd so that I wouldn't have to tell people that I didn't vote for the "right guy." But I couldn't deny my convictions. And I wouldn't have had an easy time living with myself if I hadn't voted my convictions.
As far as who the "right guy" is, that was each person's decision according to his or her conscience. The only reason I mention it here has to do with a meeting I attended recently. Upon entering the meeting, the conversation began to center around the election and the need to pray. I didn't disagree. But then it became clear that there was a sweeping assumption that everyone in that room was voting for McCain. In my naivete, I hadn't realized what a big deal it was not to vote for McCain. I just thought that everybody was voting for the man they thought was best, and that they had their reasons, and that they were adult enough to make that decision. I only had myself to worry about. It was apparent in the meeting that I was the only one there not voting for the "right guy."
The climate in that room scared me just a bit. But, I got over it. As I have gotten over people telling me they will pray for me if I were to vote for Obama. Hm . . . I won't get prayed for if I vote for McCain? I could really use the prayer either way.
So . . . because I suck at rhetoric, I'm just going to post links to articles that say what I want to say better than I can say it.
Love to you all. I'm so thankful that we live in a place that allows us to make these decisions, and then to freely disagree with one another, or even with our government, if we so choose. I hope that if you disagree with me, we'll be able to have some good discussions (even though I suck at discussions about politics) and come out on the other side even better friends than we were before.
2 comments:
I did too! OMG. I will admit that I went back and forth right up until I sat down and filled out my ballot. All I can say is that it was a gut feeling that I couldn't ignore.
Now I'm going to go back and read the rest of your post! LOL.
hehe. I was in the same boat. Everyone around me voted for McCain: my dad, my brother, my neighbors, my co-workers. All for McCain. Hubby and I voted for Obama. I didn't agree with a lot of his ideas or past voting history, but I just can't feel good about another Republican in office right now. I agree with a lot of McCain's ideas, but I just felt better about Obama as president.
Just my two cents.
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