High School and Government

Well, here it is. My own personal corner of cyberspace, where I can express myself.

I know there are a lot of political blogs out there, but all I can concentrate on at the moment is the ineptness of the Bush administration. I mean, honestly. I am a high school senior and even I could handle things better than Dubya has. The way I see it, Bush was planning to go to war in Iraq since before he "won" his first term. The 9/11 attacks presented the perfect opportunity to do it: all Bush had to do, was find some way to tie Hussein into the whole thing. America was totally vulnerable at that time; anything Bush said was taken as God's own truth. If he said Hussein was behind it all, America (the majority, at least) believed him. Bush has put himself in such a position that anyone who disagrees with him appears to be a godless heathen vegetarian who opposes the death penalty and supports abortion and animal rights.

Yes, that is certainly a realistic description of the 49% of our population who voted against Bush -- if you are smoking something! I, for one, am an 18-year-old white female who believes in God and the power of a good steak; thinks the death penalty is a necessary evil; doesn't support abortion but will not take away someone else's choice; and thinks tree-huggers need a new hobby. Basically, I try to keep my politics moderate in an extremely conservative state. To err on either side of the fence is equally bad. Does nobody realize this but me?!

Unfortunately, my opinion won't really change anything. . . Sometimes I think our government is simply an extension of high school. I don't know about anyone else but in my school, a few people seem to control everything. If you are on their side, great! If not. . . you had better get used to it.