FALPhil,
Its very naive to not recognize that we are in a 2 party system. You can vote for who ever you like, am not discouraging that at all.
But, you have to accept that your not going to have any influence on the outcome by voting for someone other then one of the 2 parties representatives,McCain or Obama).
I am not really Pro McCain, but sometime you have to make the choice of the lesser of 2 evils,so to speak,not that I think either are "evil")), and to think otherwise is also naive.
So to vote on feelings was not what point I was making and its obvious you dont really understand the point I was making. So I guess maybe its not so "stupid". let me clarify for you.
McCain,clearly not my ideal canidate) with all his faults at least loves this country, and fought for it.
What has obama done other then associate with America haters and add a lot of pork to bills for his vote, and not vote or change his vote.
And finally and most importantly, the founding fathers put in place many checks and balances and if obama wins an important one will be potential nullified, in that both congress and president are of same party,I don't really think this should ever happen)
Now, if you want to get into the ideal world, and out of the real world. I would prefer no political parties, and that every candidate be evaluated on his own merits. And, they could truly vote they way they feel without pressure from their party or lobbiest, and vote for what the people they represent want them to vote for, and there would be very strict educational requirements for them and they would be required to have qualified advisers, economists, engineers, business professionals, and other such qualified people. together they would make very well educated decisions with no special interests in mind and only do what is good for the population as a whole. But, unfortunately we don't live in such a world.
So get out and vote no matter how you want to vote, and let your voice be heard.
But, most importantly don't forget to let your representatives know what you want and what you support as its sure that others will be doing the same.