tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29727888.post956896499802449949..comments2024-01-12T03:42:23.259-05:00Comments on My Story Lives: You don't have to be in love to vote...Claudia Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18413419636028791932noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29727888.post-6259559950506697892010-09-29T08:24:28.264-04:002010-09-29T08:24:28.264-04:00It's not so much what Obama (and many other De...It's not so much what Obama (and many other Democrats) have done but rather what they have said (or not said) that has been and continues to be a turn-off for me--someone who a short time ago, listed my political status as, "die-hard Demo." <br /><br />Until this election time, Democrats did what they pleased with little or no explanation. They helped the big guys because it was going to trickle down to us? I'm a history major. I know that didn't help in the Great Depression. It's not working for me now either. <br /><br />Now I'm hearing, "buck up!." I have no job despite two new degrees--summa cum and 4.0 new degrees. My son who graduated from a prestigious college has a minimum wage job that never gives 40 hours a week. My daughter and son-in-law have had to work two jobs for as long as I can remember. He just lost both of his jobs. They are both amongst the hardest working people I've ever seen. <br /><br />We have college debt up the wazoo, one kid still in college, and our children living at home with their mates because they can't afford apartments. <br /><br />I recently asked about a guy who was supporting his son's family after the son lost his job in the financial district of NYC. (It didn't even trickle that far.) It turns out that this guy's wife lost her job and retirement is now over. Another story in my circle of acquaintances: a retired teacher with kidney cancer who had to choose to allow foreclosure on her home in order to keep paying for the health insurance she needs. <br /><br />Now that it is election time Obama and Biden talk to us and suggest we buck up? Quit whining? That's going to get me out the door to vote? I'm "working" at a volunteer job because it has a stipend. It's the only job I could get. My house is falling apart around my ears, and I can't afford to fix it. <br /><br />I don't often use Facebook. When I did recently and saw that, "die-hard Demo" there, I was actually embarrassed. <br /><br />Okay, I will now quit whining. I'll vote when I see something worth voting for. The Latina woman will be in the same position no matter who gets in. I know that for a fact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com