Mixed Marriage Update #2

Well, the ever lovin’ is in a bit of a funk today as it looks like his team’s going down. I can’t help feeling sorry for him, even though I’ll be doing cartwheels if things turn out the way they’re projecting. Christian was still at it at three this morning, trying to convince me not to vote for Obama. I don’t think he was in any way expecting me to pull the lever for the other side, but was perhaps holding out hope that I might get a wild hare and go for Nader or some such. I have been known to vote third party, but there’s no way in hell I’d have done it this time.

My darling thinks my candidate is a socialist and a demagogue. I’m one of those lefties who’s convinced we could use a little more socialism-- in our health care system for sure. I’m well acquainted with the frustrations of being self-insured. And while I don’t mind coughing up a little cash for health care, I’d like just a little bit to show for the thousands I’m shelling out to insurance companies. I want a decent, comprehensive policy for a reasonable price, and it’s something I don’t think I’m ever gonna get without some kind of government intervention.

As for the demagogue part, I don’t think there’s any need to apologize for a guy who has a way with the English language and uses it to inspire people. Au contraire, electing an orator will be such a breath of fresh air after eight years of being inundated with twangy cliches and malapropisms. Just don’t think I could handle four years of Miss Wasilla’s nasal whine and bitchy platitudes. I don’t want somebody in the White House who’s just like me or my neighbors because frankly we’re not all that smart. I don’t want the rest of the world to laugh at us. I want somebody cosmopolitan and sophisticated. Plus I just found out BO’s a Leo which makes him even more appealing. Definitely one of my love signs…

On the subject of love signs…There are times I wonder how I could have fallen in love with a person with such differing views. My husband is an intelligent, creative, well-traveled, compassionate guy. He gravitates toward liberals in his personal relationships. But he’s as conservative as they come, a tough talking nationalist who thinks government is the problem. We make it work, though it does get intense around election time, and I have to protest when he comes home for lunch and tries to turn Limbaugh on. Being a tolerant liberal, I pretty much avoid any efforts to bring him around, but he just keeps on swinging away, hoping I’ll see the light. I’m always looking for common ground, but there isn’t much, at least as far as politics go. I only hope we’re blessed to live a long life together, canceling each other out every November.