Disuasion

I was met by opposition Sunday to my Obama endorsement from none other than my family... and from members of my family, none the less, that I truly respect and admire.

Their choice is Edwards, which was not the problem.

One particular member, who is not for Edwards but none other than a Bush supporter, had the audacity to try to persuade me against my electoral decision by using Obama's tax policies as the only deterrent; "When you make more money, you'll change your mind."

There are so many things about this sentence that bother me.

First of all, if you're going to try to convince me that my candidate is the wrong choice, than you might want to consider choosing more than one topic to stand on. Plus, haven't we learned that political bashing doesn't get very far?

Second of all, taxes are the least of my concern for this election and of minimal concern in my personal life considering they're not going to change anytime soon, nor is there that much room for them to change in my current and most likely long-lasting financial situation.

Third of all "when you make more money" is such a condescending phrase. What I heard was "oh you're just naive, but don't worry you'll become enlightened like me and have this huge epiphany... it's inevitable.

In any case, this short exchange just further cemented my support for Obama who is now, by the way, a Mii character on my Wii and is coming to town tomorrow for an event I was personally invited to.

Obama is it

I'm going with Sen. Obama. It has nothing to do with the results of last night's caucus, because frankly I can't put much faith in the outcome of a process that makes absolutely no sense to me not matter how hard I try to understand it. It has relatively little to do with my knowledge of his campaign or his background, because I have tried to steer clear of learning about both of those points. And it has nothing to do with my best friend's recent endorsement, even though it was written immaculately. It has everything to do with his voice.

Perhaps this reason isn't the best to choose a presidential candidate; it has no logical basis, isn't derived from a detailed pro and con list or extensive research (the ways in which I usually make my important decisions). But I don't really care, because the only person I have to justify my decision to is myself.

I have been listening to a lot of NPR lately and tend to have the TV news on in the background when I'm at home and I want to know that the president that I choose will have a pleasant, competent and inspiring voice. Because I can't take another four or even eight years of a voice that makes me giggle and twitch at the same time.

Obama's voice has passion and compassion, vigor and life, assertiveness and assurance. There's no insincere push in the way he talks, unlike some of the other candidates. I want to feel safe in the voice of my president and that's what Obama does for me.

So there you have it. My choice is Obama's voice.