The Zombieslayer

Thanks Scott for lighting a fire under my ass to get this out the door.

Democrats

Hillary Clinton - For the War in Iraq, Hillary wanted a gradual withdrawal, which may be the most realistic of the candidates. She did though support the war in the beginning, and she flip-flopped her position too often, making people wonder if she goes where the polls go. She does have a good environmental record though.

That said, I wouldn’t want her for a President at all. She’s been horrible on illegal immigration and implied Lou Dobbs was racist, a low blow even for her. She gets an F- from Gun Owners of America. She supported the Patriot Act, and she supports the current War on Drugs which is a War on our Fourth Amendment and really should be none of the Federal government’s business. She thinks government is the solution to everything, whereas I think government needs to mind their own business and stay out of my life as much as possible.

Barack Obama - Although I like him as a person, I think he’s just plain too wet behind the ears to run this country. He’s too idealistic.

I was excited when he talked about outsourcing, for right now outsourcing is a serious issue affecting the Middle Class in this country. But he lost me when he said those against illegal immigration were scapegoating. Well, what do you expect from someone in an Ivory tower? I’ve seen people who started off poor or middle-class and became rich, then completely lose touch with how hard the common man and woman have it. Obama is one of those people.

Illegal immigration undercuts the working class. Employers do not have to give benefits or follow safety standards and right now, it’s really hurting the working class. Is not Obama aware of this?

He talks about eliminating taxes for seniors who make less than $50,000 a year. Why single out seniors? Sounds like a political gesture to me. He talks about restricting offshore tax havens, and I agree with him there.

I’m glad he never supported the Iraq War. I never fell for it either. I personally want bin Laden’s head on my car as a hood ornament. He’s not in Iraq though, and we’re wasting time in Iraq when we should be finding and killing bin Laden and his people.

He gets an F from Gun Owners of America, which to me is a serious blow against him. I don’t trust anti-gun politicians. There are 10 Amendments in the Bill of Rights, not 9.

Obama admitted to trying coke, which I think is a good thing. No, not doing coke, but rather admitting to it. You know Obama’s not going to keep secrets from you. I appreciate that.

Republicans

John McCain - If I had a gun to my head and had to choose between H. Clinton and McCain, just shoot me and get it over with. But Obama and McCain, I’d take Obama because at least Obama won’t lie to me.

McCain is a mean and bitter man, and I don’t want him running this country. He’s an extreme war hawk. When asked if we’ll go into Iran, he sang “Bomb bomb bomb, bomb bomb Iran” to the melody of Barbara Ann by the Beach Boys. He later said it was a joke, but said we’d go into Iran if we had to. He also said we’d stay in Iraq for 100 years if we had to. Do you want us to stay in Iraq for 100 years? I certainly don’t.

McCain gets an F from Gun Owners of America and of all the candidates, he’d probably be the worst at guarding our Civil Liberties. Guiliani was bad too, but thankfully, he’s out.

Mike Huckabee - A longshot, but he’s not giving up. I have mixed feelings about Huckabee. One thing I have a strong problem with is he doesn’t mind if we’re more a Theocracy. I don’t want a Theocracy. My relationship with God is personal, and should have nothing to do with the government.

On the plus side, he’d be the best at fixing the illegal immigration problem. He’d enforce the laws that are already on the books and also supports building a fence. He’s also against gun control and pro-NASA. I’m very pro-NASA because I believe in supporting technology. He’s also for less taxes, which would be a good thing. We pay way too much in taxes in this country. He pissed off the Anti-Defamation League, which is another plus. They get offended by EVERYTHING, so I’m sure they’d hate me if I ever got into the spotlight. Huckabee also has the most realistic energy program, and is one of the only ones to mention research in things like biodiesel, wind, solar, hydrogen, and biomass energies. He also recognized the Turkish Genocide against the Armenians, which a lot of politicians were too thin-skinned to do.

On the minus side, he’s for the War in Iraq and is for bringing in even more troops. He’s for teaching Creationism in school, which I’m very much against. He’ll put the 10 Commandments in school, which I’m very much against. That is choosing one religion over another, and the First Amendment is VERY much against that. He’s also anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage and anti-medical marijuana, which are fine if those are your personal views, but none have a place in Federal politics. They’re State issues.

Ron Paul - Paul is pretty much out, but since he’s the guy I’d be supporting, I’ll give him his due.

He’s got an A+ from the Gun Owners of America
He never voted for the Iraq War and opposed it from the beginning
He’d lower taxes
He believes in a smaller Federal government, and stuff like abortion, gay marriage, stem cell research, and medical marijuana are State issues, not Federal issues. Paul has the best understanding of the Tenth Amendment, in fact, better than everyone else who’s running put together
Paul is by far the best on Constitutional issues and would protect your Freedoms and Rights better than anyone else
He supports tighter border security and ending welfare for illegal aliens
He was against the Patriot Act from the beginning, so he never fell for that crap either
He is against domestic surveillance. Do you want the government looking at what books you checked out, or listening to your phone calls, or watching you when you take a shower? Well, Ron Paul and yours truly don’t.

I’ll get to the Libertarian and Green reps another day. I still have to find out who they are. I don’t know whether the Reform Party still exists or not. If it does, I’ll give them their due since we all know the corporate media won’t.

Today is the Primaries election for us Californians.  Of course being 3rd Party, I can’t vote in this election, but I will be voting on the propositions.

I wanted to say keep a close eye on your candidates.  Consider who will most likely protect the Constitution.  The Bill of Rights was made for us, to help protect Rights that we were Born with, Rights that the government is always trying to take away from us.  Remember there are 10 Bill of Rights, not 9.  And don’t trust anyone who tells you that any Right should be a privilege.  Those people should be sent to Communist China where they belong.

Remember most importantly that the 1st Amendment guarantees you the Right to Speech, the Right to Protest, and Freedom of Religion.  Your religion, whatever it is, is none of anyone else’s business.  The 2nd Amendment guarantees you the Right to Bear Arms.  Keep a close eye on anyone who would infringe on that Right.  They cannot be trusted.  They are bad people.  And lastly, the 4th Amendment guarantees you protection from Search and Seizure.  This is something the current administration doesn’t believe in.  I have a HUGE problem with that.

I’m not going to tell you who to vote for.  But I do want to say when going to the ballot box, consider what I’m saying.  Don’t take ANY of your Freedoms for granted, or else they will be lost.  These are Rights that you were Born with, not something that anyone gives to you.  Do not let anyone take them from you.  After all, you know what you call someone without any freedoms? A slave.

Congratulations to the Giants.  I knew they were going to win, and made a small bet that they’d cover the spread.  The thing is, I didn’t need those 13 points.  The Giants played a great game and Coughlin, the Giants coach, simply outcoached the Patriot coach.  He had some defensive tricks that wiped out the greatest offense in the history of the NFL.  He played it like a chess game, and won.

Speaking of well-done, I purchased two afghans from Tweety last month.  Let me tell you honestly - they are really good quality, and pretty too.  You could tell Tweety puts a lot of effort in them.  Right now, Mrs. Z is reading a book under the bigger one.  She chose the colors, which is a good thing because I’m partially color blind.  As a child, I thought the colors of the stoplight were red, yellow, and blue until I learned that that’s green, not blue.

Check out her work here.

And speaking of hand made products, has anyone ever been to Color Me Mine? I got invited to go with some friends.  Yes, I love anything related to art and as a kid, I used to make my own pottery.  If you have, let me know if it’s a good time or not.

I finally got zombie-slayer.com!

In case you’re wondering, everything is cool between me and the other Pretentious Critics. I just wanted to get zombie-slayer.com and I got it.

I also decided to change the theme. Yes, I’m well-aware the old theme is much better looking. This new theme though is simple and allows for more text. Now I can be wordy and it won’t look so cluttered. Let’s just say it’s more professional.

I got money on the Super Bowl. I’ll see you all after the game. Until then, tootles! Oh, don’t forget to update your bookmarks.

Update: I changed the theme again. Mrs. Z suggested this one because I am color blind. Thanks Lime for your criticism. Mrs. Z also said it was hard on the eyes so this one is much better and it’s not too graphical where it doesn’t load fast.