Well, Rusty and Kitty are sick, so it looks like I have some time tonight to catch up.  Four years ago I was undecided in the presidential election, because I thought all of the candidates were not of presidential quality.  It wasn't until I was in the booth that I decided on Bush.  This time around I was undecided until Monday.  While I was working on the yard I decided I'd choose Bush.  I was satisfied with actually having arrived at a decision, but crazily enough when it came time for me to fill out the sample ballot for the next day, I ended up filling in Kerry. 

 

The truth of the matter is that while Bush matches many of my Catholic values, which is what disturbed me the most about Kerry (Catholic in name, but not in practice), Kerry was otherwise better qualified to be our president.  If I thought it was a viable option, I would have the best qualities of Badnarik, Bush, Kerry, and Nader all in one candidate.  But that's just a fantasy.  Oh well, I'm not one of these heart-broken people who think that the world has ended with Bush retaining office for another four years.  I think we're slowly heading towards a time in the history of this country when people will backlash against the bipartisan politics as usual that the Democrats and Republicans offer us.  Maybe we'll never see the multi-party coalitions required to govern the nation as other countries have, but for how long can the moderate majority allow this country to be stretched to its limits by the extremists on the left and the right?