New Zealand

John and I have been following the primary election rather closely this year, and we're both really disappointed that it seems the presidential election will end up being between McCain and Clinton. Neither of us are particularly crazy about McCain (especially with Romney running and the way McCain has been treating him) and I don't think there's any even need to discuss how we feel about Clinton (blech!). The question is, if it were Obama vs. McCain, would we vote for Obama over McCain? I don't know, he may be a tad bit too liberal for us. It's disappointing that a primary that started out so exciting is turning into the same old same old. I just don't see McCain or Clinton giving us the change that we need. And what's worse, I don't see McCain being able to beat Clinton. Nooooooooooo! This article from CNN's Jack Cafferty is spot on:

"The two apparent front-runners are now Hillary Clinton and John McCain. If nothing changes, this is the choice we will have for president of the United States.

Hillary is part of the monopoly on the White House between the Clintons and the Bushes that goes back 28 years. Her husband is a two-term president, she's a former first lady and current member of the Senate. She's a poster girl for the Washington establishment.

McCain has been a part of Washington for 26 years. A two-term congressman, he's been a senator since 1986. He's been running for president for the last eight years. Another Washington insider.

Ask anyone what they think of our government and most people will be happy to tell you. They are angry. I get thousands of letters a week from people angry about health care, immigration, the war, the economy, you name it. The consensus is our government is broken and our country is in trouble.

The problems they complain about exist solely because of the actions of the Democrats and Republicans in Washington. The political establishment, if you will, that is in bed with the lobbyists and the corporations and, quite frankly, couldn't care less about you.

Except now, at election time, when they need you. They travel the country spewing the same tired rhetoric we have heard for years. And like lemmings, we appear to be on the brink of continuing to send one of them to the White House. Somebody said the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Well?

Here's my question to you: When it comes right down to it, why won't we vote to really change things?"

Facing this grim possibility, we've joked about moving to New Zealand. I was originally thinking England or something, probably because I've been there before, but my parents were saying they were thinking about relocating to New Zealand (they love New Zealand and have friends there) if Clinton were elected. I think we'll go with them. New Zealand looks absolutely beautiful and it's close (ok, closer than we are now) to Asia, so it'd be a great jumping off point for traveling to the countries I'm most eager to see. I just can't handle the thought of turning on the news and watching that woman address us as the leader of this country. I'm all for a female president, just not her. Pleeeeease, not her.



See how beautiful New Zealand is? I could definitely handle living there.