Yes, I Did Vote

My thoughts on the election.

My biggest fear is that an Obama presidency couple with a democrat congress, is that taxes will increase (payroll, and corporate) for me and my small business.

I have decided that personal freedom is the most important issue!!!! All other issues fall into the more or less freedom columns.

Many Libertarian blogs I read state their disapproval of California's Prop 8 passage. I couldn't disagree more on the matter of state supported gay marriage could have very dire effects on my religion and its stance promoting man/woman marriage. The next step for our gay/lesbian friends would be to sue religious institutions to allow these marriages to be done in their sacred places. And besides, the only difference in my mind between a civil union and a marriage is the religious aspect.

I am willing to give Obama the benefit of the doubt. Only as long as he doesn't take away any of my freedoms. I really HOPE that he is as smart as everybody thinks he is.

I think that the Republicans deserve/needed this loss. GWB out spent, grew government, impinged on personal freedom more than any previous democrat. As a result I hope that they will rethink what they stand for and actully work towards smaller government and fiscal responsibility.

I supported the Iraq war and still do although I have suffered war weariness, mostly due to the finical hardship it has given us.

no matter who is president or in congress, we (USA) are going to need to spend lots of money in the military to support the Iraq, and Afghanistan wars.

I'm trying to be optimistic, but I generally distrust government (federal) and don't think they will make any decisions that will increase my personal freedom or wealth.