This morning as I dropped my four year old son off at preschool, I discovered my new best friend, only she doesn't know it yet. In fact, I am so besotted that I subsequently stalked this woman, following her Volvo SUV out of the parking lot hoping to catch a glimpse of her face in her rear view mirrors. What do we have in common you may ask? A Barack Obama bumper sticker adrift in a vast sea of suburban Republican mommy driven family vehicles.
Among my closest friends, I am the odd woman out-the lone crazy, reckless Democrat ostracized because apparently I am for higher taxes since I am not for McCain. What's even more egregious, according to my BFF's is that I am a traitor to my own species opting not to vote for the supermommy Republican VP nominee with her five kids and multi-tasking superhuman talents.
So, back to the Obama bumper sticker in my son's preschool parking lot. Imagine the unbridled joy I felt at realizing that there existed at least one like-minded stay-at-home mom who believes there are bigger issues at stake than the possibility of higher taxes. If the economy continues its downward spiral, there will be no money to make hence no higher taxes to pay. I'm sticking with the Democrats in hopes they'll have a better way to better days. And... I'll gladly pay higher taxes if it means the Democrats can turn this economy around and we all start making money again.
I'm not for war, nor for higher taxes but (but that doesn't explain why I am voting Democrat) I am simply seeking better days for our family, friends and the nation at large.. for anything that is not status quo. So I think I'll ask my new potential mommy friend out for a coffee so we can bond over being the uncool kids in this election. And once it's over, maybe I can sit at the popular kids lunch table again!
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