So close, yet so far...

I’ve been bored of presidential politics since before I could even vote. For the past eight years (since i was 12), I’ve seen towers burn to the ground, hurricane disasters left unattended, and the word “dollar” become synonymous with “toilet paper.” While war continues raging and homosexual couples lack equal marital rights, it was clear to me well before I was voting that anything was better than a Republican administration.

It took me all of ten minutes on my birthday earlier this year to realize just how much the presidential election was impeding on my daily life. That day was on April 22nd, and I was sitting behind a curtain in Houston Hall, voting in the presidential primary.

I’d be lying if I said I recall the last day that went by when I didn’t hear or think or see something about this election. I just want to go cast my final vote, sit around with my friends, and have absolutely nothing to talk about. That’s the way my life should be.

Isn’t anyone else yearning to discuss something other than Sarah Palin? Or Piper Palin licking Trig Palin at the RNC? Or Bristol Palin licking Levi Johnston? The questions we should be asking are: Who names their son Trig, and who does Sarah Palin think she is being so friggin’ sexy?

There are other things going on in the world (and if I’m any good at my job this semester, you’ll hear about them). But my bloggy opinions are too often being stifled by my pure rage after I hear Sarah Palin wondering “what is it exactly that the VP does every day.” What’s even more angering is that I didn’t even have to link anyone to that video because you’ve probably already seen it.

I can’t even go to class without having a professor delve into just how important the upcoming election truly is.

My ideal response to said professors: “The rest of my life is already being perforated by the presidential election, and I was hoping to come to class to get away from that.”

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