We’re now at just under 6 months left in George Bush’s term in office (you may have noticed the countdown widget to the right).  I was only 13 years old when W was elected, and at the time, I didn’t really care.  I remember following the whole ordeal with the Florida recounts, just because that’s what was being talked about at the time.  It wasn’t until the next couple of years that I began to gain an interest in politics.

Now, I fully realize why Bush managed to win in 2000.  People were still caught up in the Clinton debacle because *gasp* he got a blowjob while in office!  I’ll admit, I even got caught up in it for a while, though I’ve since done a complete 180 on that matter.  What I have a harder time understanding, though, is how he managed to win a second term.  Kerry wasn’t my ideal choice for president, but at the time, I just wanted W out of office.

Now, another term later, the country is even worse off that it was in 2004.  Every morning I wake up and turn on CNN only to hear that the DOW has dropped so many hundred points that day, and it’s only 8AM (Pacific time, granted, but that’s still only 11 on the east coast).  Gas is over $4/gal and is nearing $5 here in San Francisco, and all that’s not even getting in to what’s going on overseas.

It’s not going to be an easy job for whoever wins in November, which brings the topic around to… Obama.  I was a huge supporter of Obama during the primary season, because he didn’t sound like just another politician.  He relied on donations from individual supporters rather than taking money from lobbyists, and did well doing so.  However, once he obtained enough delegates to secure the nomination, I haven’t been too crazy about him.  I’d still vote for him over McCain, but I haven’t been too happy with some of his recent actions, most noticeably with regard to FISA.

I hope Obama doesn’t forget that it was his nonconformity to the rest of the big political candidates that got him where he is now.  A lot of people were clearly fed up with the political system in this country, and there’s no need to toss them aside.