Up Late For No Good Reason

Well here we go.

I'm sitting here listening to Bette Midler do pretty rockin' version of the Stone's "Beast of Burden", got a bottle of water on one side and a pack of smokes on the other. So far so good.

I've had very little time lately to follow the goings on of the world outside. We are in training here at beautiful Camp Shelby, Mississippi, soon to be heading back to the giant litter box. I have had a little bit of time to observe human nature of late, and so we may not solve any problems tonight, but we shall certainly make fun of some folks.

I listen to people talk about the upcoming election, and I understand why we are in the shape that we are in. I keep getting e-mails about Obama's Muslim background, about how McCain didn't really serve in the military, or how Hillary is really a liberal extremist. Depending on the source, these people are all our saviours or the Devil's right hand.

They are all just people. Most of them have an agenda that has more to do with ego and personal profit than the ruination of your way of life. Some truly believe the stupid crap that comes out of their mouths. Don't vote for a True Believer if you can help it, they start wars and dictate morality and such. I'll dictate my own morality, thank you very much.

Let's talk about the True Believer. He or she is usually intelligent (not always), confident, and annoyingly righteous. A few True Believers in History: Genghis Khan, The Grand Inquisitor, any Conquistador, Osama Bin Hiding, John Wilkes Booth, Al Zakhari, etc.

True Believers think that they are realists. They take an extreme viewpoint of the world, be they influnced by religion, power, justice, whatever. They are dangerous to America, because they do not compromise. See my post on divorce for a lesson in Conflict Resolution.

The great thing about this election is that there are no obvious True Believers. Of course, there are no obvious choices either. And even if you do pick one guy, what about the Vice Presidential Candidate?

At this point, I'm gravitating toward the biggest change. I figure we have little left to lose as far as political esteem, so why not just make a random change?

Just a thought...