Election Day

The Pirate Dogs and I have been closely following this year's campaign for the last two years at least. We've gotten information from all kinds of emails, ads, MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN, various newspapers, word of mouth, blogs, you name it. I will say that I have the http://factcheck.org/ short cut on my desktop. And if you are a serious voter, I hope you also have used this to cull the wheat from the chaff. Check out http://zeesgowest.blogspot.com/ for some quotes and commentary on this election, especially the posts since October 31.

So the Pirate Dogs and I are ready to endorse a candidate. Let me say that my wife and I have always liked and respected John McCain. In the past he has worked hard for campaign reform and he has reached out to the Democrats in the Senate--McCain-Feingold being a prime example of this. But of late we have lost this respect. His latest attack ads have a Rovian quality to them, not unlike what W and Karl did to McCain in the 2000 primaries. John had a plethora of really outstanding figures to choose as vice-president, among them Joe Lieberman, Tom Ridge, and Mitt Romney. He chose Sarah Palin. Now, she's interesting, but compared to these others, she is a tremendous lightweight. The Pirate Dogs wish her well, maybe in 2016 after she gets some chops. But for 2008, we will go with the same candidate endorsed by a conservative newspaper/magazine of British heritage, The Economist:

Barack Obama is uniquely qualified to lead us into the future. His world view, formed by his bi-racial roots, should bring a new, fresh, and much-needed perspective to American foreign policy. And we really need that after the damage to our reputation caused by Guantanamo, torture, and the devolution of the Geneva convention perpetrated by the present regime. The difference between the two candidates is basically simple---McCain is a link with the past, when he was perhaps great. Obama is the future and that's what we need to vote for!!!

But regardless how you vote, the Pirate Dogs love you and whatever the outcome, we wish you peace.