I generally try to stay away from politics in this blog because I really have a love/hate relationship with them.

Let me start by just expressing how disappointed I am with this election. This is the first presidential election I'm able to actually vote in. I was 17 during the last one, so I did a lot of campaigning and volunteering for the election, but I wasn't actually able to vote. So this is really an election I've been waiting a long time for. Frankly, the candidates we have just suck. I do not really like either of them. I'm very politically conservative, not because I'm a Christian, but because I believe in freedom. During the Republican primaries, my second-to-least favorite candidate was John McCain. I didn't like his arrogance or his speeches, his position on some critical issues, and a lot of other things. In general, I just do not like John McCain. When I found out that he was going to get the nomination, I actually considered voting Democrat.

And then I did more research on Obama. I cannot find one good reason to vote for him, but several reasons not to. He's so inexperienced, he changes his position so much, and he's just overly charismatic with no substance. The more I read about his voting records and his position on issues that are of importance to me, the more I realize how much I cannot vote for him.

So that puts me in an undesirable situation. I've waited so long to be able to cast my vote for president, and now I'm faced with two candidates I don't like. So my choices are to not vote at all, vote for a third-party that has no chance of winning, or vote for the lesser of two evils.

I will be voting for the lesser of two evils. I'm going to hope that he can at least do a decent job for four years, hopefully not run for another term, and that someone else steps up for the nomination. Someone I can gladly vote for and feel confident that I'm voting for someone who can do a great job. Someone personable and intelligent with a good grasp on the issues. Someone like Mike Huckabee.

Please Mike.

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Everything has been going really great lately. I've just been in really great moods and really excited about life. I've had a lot of energy and I don't find myself slugging through the day. It's been quite enjoyable.

Classes are in full swing now. I'm taking a philosophy class that I'm enjoying. It's helping me to really understand my own faith even better because it's constantly testing it. The whole idea of philosophy is that you keep asking the question and be open to possibilities of answers. I've asked the questions, but landed on God as the answer, so I am no longer searching for alternate answers.

I've been consciously spending more time with God lately. I think that's the real reason for my positive outlook. I just find myself loving Him more and more. I read these words He said two thousand years ago, and I'm just fascinated. He is so much more than we make Him out to be. We're always putting Him into this religious box that just takes away so much of who He was. I love reading and finding out all these sarcastic and funny things that He had to say. When you stop reading the Bible as a regulatory book, it really becomes much more enjoyable.

I've also been just so thankful for all the people in my life. I realize just how great of a family I have. Especially my siblings. Who would have known that we would grow up to actually like each other? I really enjoy hanging out with both of them, and I like the people they are becoming.

I've got some really great friends, too. Some that have been around for a while, and some that I'm enjoying really getting to know. I've got friends that are supportive of what I do and are there to help me along the way. It's great to know I can rely on them.

So yea, overall things are going really well. I have a feeling this is going to be a really great school year, and I can't wait to see what God has in store for me!

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