ahka | Election 2010 (Reply)

Yesterday we had to vote for our local government. I helped my parents go through a questionnaire from our local public radio website: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/projects/ongoing/select_a_candidate/poll.php?race_id=24
This questionnaire helps determine which governor candidate fits your ideas about running the state.

I also asked Boris to go over it. Boris and I usually vote each other out when we vote. So, this time I did not insist that he would go vote and he didn’t :). My dad, who thinks that he got enough of socialism in USSR, blindly votes for Republicans. So, as we went through all questions, it turned out that he agreed more on the issues that Mark Dayton (DFL) presented and very little agreement with the other candidates.

I voted and decided not to worry about the results because I don’t have control over that. Whatever happens, happens. Before bed, I looked at the Star Tribune and saw some results. In the morning I heard that there is an issue and need for recount.

Truly, I don’t want to follow it anymore and waste my energy on something that I absolutely have no control over. Or do I?

My understanding of Democrats and Republicans is that Democrats usually think about all people and living things, more collectivistic in some ways, at times too considerate too liberal. Republicans seem to be more egoistic and individualistic thinking mainly about their own pockets without any consideration for the needy. Yet Republicans can have boundaries. I like the collectivistic consideration for all yet liberalism with boundaries.
OK, I will stop here because I can keep going with many examples and arguments…