The Audacity of Nothingness

Unfortunately, being a four pawed fellow, I am in the same category as a sewer rat in that I cannot vote. Although I pay several lobbyists who represent my business interests on Capitol Hill, I feel deficient in my lack of voting powers.

Voting symbolizes much more than paying people to buy politicians in lieu of your interests. I can feel the valor and honor of voting every time my owner votes. Silly as she is, she has pride about her beliefs, and she is passionate about fighting for those who most need it, the poor, and the women, which are very much connected.

I do not like getting into the raunchy subject of politics much. I see Obama for what he is. A politician. He picks his battles according to what people want, but he is constantly worried about getting re-elected. Obama is notorious for bending different ways so he can get elected. Most politicians are. The difference between this being a big deal with Obama and not most politicians is that he was supposed to represent something different, change.

Our country was in the lowest point it had ever been in. Peanut butter chewies are no longer a commodity due to outsourcing and steep price hikes. What I am saying is the things that I considered to be accessible are no longer. So when the 2008 election rolled around I was just as desperate as the next to see some change. I was proud of my owner when she voted for Obama, although based on his history he seemed to have all the charm and not a lot of experience standing up to the bad guys, it was better than McCain and that awful reddish/brown q-tip on crack known as Sarah Palin.

But this is the mistake we made as Americans, and if I could vote I would vote based on who is seen on paper for fighting against the big guys like Bernanke and Greenspan, quit letting them get away with destroying our country.

Being the half man/ half furry fellow that I am, you may wonder why do I care? The answer is that my interests are just as tied up in American politics as the average human. Those tax cuts for the rich will benefit me, even though I cannot vote. It costs money to look this good, and drive the car I drive.

I believe in a leader who understands the symbolization of his actions, you stood for change in the beginning, now what...