Wyndsong’s Sacred Place

I hate fireworks!  Not that they aren’t absolutely gorgeous to look at… but only from far far far far far away.  It’s the noise that I can’t stand.  They make me jump right out of my skin, even when I’m expecting them to explode.  I’ve never liked loud noises, my sister is the same way too.  My sons don’t like loud noises either.  I guess it must be hereditary.

My other sister, on the other hand, LOVES fireworks.  She’s not happy unless she can see a ton of them.  Last year, after we moved here to Las Vegas, was strange, but she loved it.  She had come over to our house to see the fireworks that we had, and ones around our house.  Then I drove her home.  On our way home, we noticed that there were tons of the big fireworks, like the ones in the picture above, everywhere!  We only had to drive 8 miles, and almost every street had several houses that were shooting them off.  It was like a mobile fire works show.  At least in the car, the noise wasn’t so bad.

I do love Independence day though.  I love my country, I love my freedom… so I always get a little emotional about today.  It does make me think about the up coming election too.  What is it that I really want from a president, and do any of the candidates come close to that need?

I’m generally pretty liberal when it comes to most things political.  I”m pro-choice, eco-friendly, pro gay marriage, and pagan.  Not your typical conservative person.  However, there are some things that I’m very conservative about.  Like gun ownership, the war, immigration, homeschooling, and taxes.  Most of these views are closest to the Libertarian political party.  However, Ron Paul was NOT a good choice!  I did not agree with his view on 911 or the war.  Once again, I’m stuck with trying to figure out which of my issues are more important and in the highest jepordy for the cocming election.  But this time, I feel like it’s a little easier to figure out than any other election I’ve voted for.

Obama, may seem very idealistic and like the “feel good” candidate, but I don’t like the idea of making everything in our country under the scrutiny of the government.  He wants to socialize medicine, socialize energy of all kinds, and wants to force service onto our youth!  He’s definately NOT pro-homeschooling, which I can not stand at all.  He’s anti-gun, and wants to weaken our nation by cowtowing to our detractors in the war,   Not to mention his connection to the Wacko church!

McCain, on the other hand, only has two things against him, at least in my view.  The biggest thing is being pro-life.  That doesn’t worry too much though, because if the Bush administration could get Roe v Wade repealed, then no one’s going to.  The other thing is his rather liberal view on immigration.  I’m all for LEGAL immigrationj, but the illegal immigration is not acceptable.  However, McCain did admit that his plan was obviously not good enough, and he would refer to his constituents and the public at large when it comes to what should be done.  Reminds me of Schwartzenegger, who is willing to go with whatever the people want.

That’s the kind of president we need.  One who’s willing to listen to the majority, not just bow to however has his purse strings or prior commitments.  That’s change *I* can believe in!

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