Election muse

So I have been avoiding thinking about the upcoming election... the dog hair piling up in the corner is more interesting to me. Early voting starts October 21 here, and I have pretty much decided to take advantage so I don't get caught up in the huge lines that I am thinking will appear.

The winds of change are blowing strongly across these midwestern plains. I don't really like the options on either side. A ridiculously liberal politician against a ridiculously old man. Sigh. And I guess the older I get, the more centrist I get. I can definitely relate to the "Why can't we all just get along?" sentiment. Why do we see compromise as a sign of weakness? In life, if you acted like that you would never get anything done. Even when things happen that you don't like, you have to find a way to put it in the past and move forward. Who cares how they voted on the war? What are they going to do about it once they get into office? Who cares whose fault it is that the economy is struggling? How are they going to move it forward? You can't move anywhere in Washington without cooperation of the party you ran against in the election. Like most of the country, I am tired of the Congress acting like a bunch of toddlers fighting over who gets to play in the sandbox. We elected you so you could ALL play. So get in there and play nice.