I’ve deliberately stayed completely non-partisan on Mobimeet  since this is supposed to be about technology and education but I guess today my blood finally boiled over, so I am saying it…McCain is a putz.  Period.

This latest round of posturing - first taking credit for trying to reach across party lines to make a statement about the bailout plan after it was documented that Obama made the first move, then by positioning himself to be on standby while the congressional leaders who are involved take care of business (let’s be real, McCain has no position within the economic groups, though neither does Barack), then by trying to be the “leader” by pushing off the debate in the interest of the party (life doesn’t stop because of an economic crisis - we still had debates while Sherman marched on Atlanta and during D-Day) and coincidentally to push it off to the same day that the VP debate is scheduled for - is preposterous.

To be sure, I am not registered with either party, I was a Young Republican during my college years and some after (the Reagan era), and I did go to the same (prep) school as Barack (and yes, Punahou is a proud and tightly knit community).  I am not a bleeding heart liberal but I am definitely more left of center than not.  I believe we should be able to own guns, that women have the right to choose and are guided by God, that taxes are a necessary evil, that all citizens should have healthcare, that immigrants should have services (where would the country be without them, and I mean back all the way to the 17th century), that energy policy will change the face of economics, that 60 years of oil reserves is a drop in the bucket in the scope of life, that cooperatives help bring communities together, that everyone should have equal access to education and that working for it through patriotic service is a phenomenal plan, that military service is extremely honorable and that I wish to this day that I had served (but I don’t believe we ever had a reason or right to be in Iraq), that I find it ironic how similar the amount of money spent on the war is so close to the bailout figure (though in reality if we hadn’t spent in on the war our fruitless Congress would’ve spent it on something else totally useless), that the national sales tax is a great plan, that the idea of Sarah Palin in a national office scares the shit out of me (and not because she’s a woman, because she’s f—ing scary), and that we all have a voice in our government despite that sometimes its a whisper.

 So for the five of you who actually read this entry…change (and let’s remember who brought it up first in this election) is the only thing that will move us forward.  But change begins with ourselves…what can we as Americans do to change the face of our quickly dying country? The first thing to be sure is to exercise your right and your responsibility to vote.  Whether or not you like either primary candidate and irregardless of my own convictions, there are four politicos on the ballot this year and not choosing one is a cowardly way out.

For me, you can bet, I won’t be voting for the puttering putz.  And I don’t truly expect Obama to make good on every promise he’s made this campaign; if he makes good on 25% of them, that’s better than average.