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These brain dead voters

this segment of the voting population seems uninterested in learning about issues

I'm working on it, D@mn, give me a few more months

flight suits - yes, just look at him!
lip biting - no
Lifetime Movie of the Week - UGH! No! The History Channel always has something better on!

Some of us soccer moms are card carrying local GOPers. We are working our fannies off to educate the others.

I know you don't mean every single one, I just hate reading about myself being described like you did.

Hey Eyespy,

Kudos to you, you have your work cut out for you. My personal experience with this subset of the voting block isn't flattering. They tend to be pretty emotional, and react to issues in an almost childlike way (not really childish, but childlike).

I worked with a woman, a classic soccer mom type who worked in my law office. She was passionately 'against guns,' though couldn't keep up with even the most basic conversation about the topic. She had deep reservations about the Afghan campaign against Al Queda, as she didn't want to get them mad which would lead to an attack on the USA. Needless to say, I didn't think her brain was wired properly.

She was a classic Clinton/Gore supporter. She couldn't tell you why exactly - it had something to do with the economy, which was 'great.' When the dot.com bubble burst, it was Goodnight Irene. Her 401k was deeply devalued, and she was left bewildered and confused, though again, she couldn't articulate why.

In my original post I painted a bit of an exxagerated picture, for humorous effect. But it does represent a legit problem - a failue of citizenship on the part of many people. If someone looks into an issue and researches it, and comes to a thoughtful conclusion I don't agree with, that's fine. But to base political allegiance to people because of a flight suit (he's strong!), a lip bite (he cares!), or being a rascal (oh he's a bad boy!) is about as brain dead as it gets.

I'm a man, and I like goodlooking women. But I wouldn't vote for a sexually appealing woman because of her looks. Further, if she was on my side of the political spectrum, but I had no faith that she had a genuine grasp of the issue, I wouldn't support her. I would not uimpute stuff like sensitivity or compassion to her character if she looked pensively and bit her lip. I can't imagine thinking any other way.

I'm pretty conservative and was a lifelong NYC resident before leaving in late 2001. In my last NYC election, I held my nose and voted for Mark Green (D). Why? It was clear to me that Bloomberg was the worst kind of RINO. His proximity to Rudy (who I liked) didn't help him a bit with me. His brain-dead hypnotic mantras ("I think NYC needs...a businessman!') left me cold, but it amazed me to see people who should have known better parroting them. When I would ask them to articulate, they had no idea what they were saying, or why.

So that mentality bothers me. Good luck to you and all the GOP Soccer Moms! Just understand where I am coming from - in no way would I offend you or anyone who has an original thought in their head.