tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904545.post4819312778310254091..comments2024-03-21T06:01:03.843-05:00Comments on okayest mom ever: In which I'm cynical about democracy . . .Sara Lukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07855170058334994892noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904545.post-1893243451215747822010-11-03T23:30:44.316-05:002010-11-03T23:30:44.316-05:00This makes me glad I didn't turn on the TV thi...This makes me glad I didn't turn on the TV this morning. I was feeling low enough and figured I'd just get the news from teh interwebz.<br /><br />I appreciate your points about both researching the candidates and then ending up somehow more disheartened when you realized they're all just shills.<br /><br />I'm not sure it is possible for a politician to have a career based on integrity at this point.Caseyhttp://www.caseyoc.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904545.post-62901753080458525372010-11-03T21:02:53.965-05:002010-11-03T21:02:53.965-05:00Absolutely . . . and what I'm saying is that w...Absolutely . . . and what I'm saying is that we're taking democracy for granted when we merely show up to fill in the ballot without any effort to really know who we're electing, save their party affiliation.sara lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05694085920579983942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38904545.post-14499932649823549152010-11-03T16:00:49.518-05:002010-11-03T16:00:49.518-05:00I'll take our democracy over the alternative a...I'll take our democracy over the alternative any day. (Just ask the 58 Christians killed while at church in Baghdad the other day) But, I understand the frustration...particularly with the all the PACs running the show. It's all about who has the most money.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08131835981908429463noreply@blogger.com