This is copied/pasted directly from the comment I left (he he) on the politicaLDS blog this morning. It should give you a rough overview of my political beliefs and also my main rationale for my support for Barack Obama:
Hello all. It's great to see a bunch o' Mormons having a political discourse that doesn't consist exclusively of the placing of Willard (yes, that's his first name) Romney on a diamond-encrusted pedestal.
I am Rachel's husband, and while we do share quite a few political views, we arrive at them very differently. I am generally a cynical, untrusting person, but I am not a political cynic. Rachel is generally a trusting person, but is very cynical about politics. I believe the American governmental system is nearly flawless. Mind you, the government itself isn't flawless - far from it - but the Constitutional system we have is truly amazing. The proof is in the pudding; it is the most tenured consecutively running democracy (well, it's actually a republic) in the history of the planet. The Constitution provides ways to fix the problems that the people who swear to uphold it create.
I am a big supporter of Barack Obama. I have supported him for over a year now, starting way before it was "cool". I have donated to his campaign, and have volunteered to canvass for him. I truly feel he could be the transformative leader this country desperately needs. I find it extremely impressive that he has been able to be financially competitive with Hillary Clinton, despite not taking any bribes (if you call them "donations" you're kidding yourself) from corporations or lobbyists. In this regard, Clinton is just another politician, though I do generally like her and her stances on most issues.
You see, the bribes are the problem. I believe that most (perhaps all) of the problems this country currently faces can be attributed directly or indirectly to the big money in politics. It will take someone in extreme power (like a president) to take a stand on this issue, and once and for all give the power back to the people by enacting true campaign finance and legislative ethics reform.
It's all about the favors that are inevitably requisite when one take someone's else's money. I want my candidate to owe a favor to nobody but the people, as it should be.
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Well, Dave, we go agree on two fundamental political issues. That the Constitution is amazing and that it is tragic that almost all politicians are beholden to big money interests. Calling that money bribery is spot on.
Your conservative Dad. :)
I must say, this little republican is totally disgusted with the bribes in politics. When my mom was on the city council, which is like the lowest degree of state politics, she said people tried to bribe her all the time. And when she made it clear that she wasn't going to be bribed she was basically thrown in the mud by the powers that be and physically threatened. Wanna know one of the worst people she met in the political bribery hierarchy of AZ? JOHN MCCAIN, blech I hate that guy.
Dave,
Well I'm glad that I have a good friend that can give me a little different perspective than my own. I really like Obama. He has one and a half of the three things I'm looking for in the president. That's pretty good, it's just that Romney has two of things I'm looking for. Call me some time and we'll talk about it, and maybe you can sway those numbers a little. I haven't blogged in a while and I'm loving the lds political blog. I just found it a couple days ago, I'll get into the comments soon. How was the Obama rally the other day? Well I hope every thing else is going good for you. Come visit anytime, we have lots of snow.
Robert
Hey! I made my blog private and invited Rachel, but if you want your own email me your email address so I can add you on there. My email is valeriesalima@gmail.com :)
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