Yes, I voted...here's my soap box

I am a registered Independent. To the Republicans who know me, that somehow makes me a "Stinking Democrat". To the democrats who know me, I'm just Tara. Why do the Republicans feel so strongly about me not being a Republican? It boggles my mind that you have to "choose" a camp. Why do I need to "belong"? Why can't I take a non-biased look at the issues on both sides and choose my own way? Why can't I decide that George Bush has done a sucky job the past 8 years, just like we expected him to?

I want the war in Iraq to be done. Anybody care about the horrors over in Darfur? It's disgusting. Does this mean I don't support the American men and women over in Iraq? No. Does this make me un-patriotic? No, unless you're a Republican judging me...these days Republicans think this makes me un-patriotic. Yeah? Well, suck it. There. I am a federal employee. Thank you, America for taking care of me and my little family.

I am fiscally conservative, but at the same time, I do think we need to be taxed as Americans, until someone can come up with a better plan. People, if we didn't pay taxes, think of the idiots we'd be investing in: sucky schools raising stupid kids...the kids who will be your doctors, lawyers, emergency workers, and worse, our political leaders. If the rich kept all their money, they should be prepared to provide for themselves, from food to clothing to education. It takes investments as Americans to make America work. What is WRONG with people? Nobody LIKES their taxes being taken from their hard-earned paycheck to pay welfare to the guy who won't stop drinking and driving and find a darned job. But it's not a matter of TAXES, it's a matter of how it will be spent. So stop your complaining. You're taking "Share the wealth" to some extreme, aren't you? Really.

I don't normally blow up about politics because it's not my passion. It's the democrats' and the republicans' passion.

But Yes, I voted. This time I voted for the winner.