Politics, the good and the bad (not yet ugly)

I AM SO DISAPPOINTED!!

I just got to work (late, I'm dragging today) and checked the news headlines as I always do. John Edwards is dropping out! I don't get to vote for him Tuesday! What am I going to do?! I figured it would come after Tuesday, because really, he doesn't stand a chance. But I so looked forward to voting for him anyway. And now, my only choice on Tuesday is Obama. And the man has no policy. I might consider voting for McCain, but as an undeclared voter I can't do that in California. It's back to the drawing board.

In good news, Australia is set to apologize to Aborigines, as soon as Kevin Rudd's new administration takes office on Feb. 13. I am so proud of Australia! The new government over there certainly looks set to do new and good things. Hopefully this time next year the people will be saying the same things about the United States.

Update Thanks to erinya who posted links to the candidates voting records on abortion issues, I will NOT be voting for McCain. His record is atrocious. Plus, he's been playing the I'm More Conservative Than You Game lately. I always thought he was above that.

It's Obama or bust. Sigh.

Political graph fun

If you want an interesting take on the Left/Right spectrum, check out this site: Political Compass. It measures the spectrum as a grid, not as a line. I am -4.12 on the Economic Left-Right (horizontal, so that means toward the Left) and -6.21 on the Social Libertarian-Authoritarian (vertical, means I'm quite Libertarian). The site also has several graphs showing how other world leaders line up, as well the current 2008 candidates.

Fun!