I, for one, would like to thank George Bush! [View All]

Why? Well if it weren't for the outstanding job of the Bush administration I would probably have never taken any interest in politics at all. I admit that prior to W's reign of terror I did not care about politics, and had not exercised my right to vote. I know shame on me. I ignorantly assumed Gore was as good as in there, and did not bother to vote. I have been kicking myself in the arse every since(even though his election was stolen!). I had always been under the assumption that it didn't really matter much about what I wanted, and that I likely wouldn't make a difference. Boy was I wrong.

After four horrible years of seeing how the politicians were indeed affecting my family's lifestyle I went to bat for Kerry, and finally got fired up about doing my part to get myself and others to the polls and electing people who have my best interest at heart. I took the loss a lot more personal than I thought I would. So this time around I did all the personal campaigning I could for the Obama/Biden ticket. I found out that a lot (actually most)of my friends had never voted and proceeded to work them over about all the reasons they needed to, and how important this election was to them personally. I couldn't believe it but every one of them went out and voted.

I don't take credit for the inspiration though, I concede that Bush was all the reason they needed to do something. So thank you George for making myself and my friends so fed up that we actually did something about it. I came to DU to further my education on politics, and look forward to many inspiring conversations with you all. I may not be well versed, but I am working on it.