Dad, Blackberry, and Politics

Throughout our entire trip to DC, my father had his Blackberry practically glued to his hands. This isn’t because he is one of those crazy business execs (Does he really look like a buisness exec? C’mon now.) but because he is fascinated with the technology. And with the idea that he actually got one for free from his job. Granted, by having one, he was expected to respond to the hundreds of emails he got during his vacation (no exaggeration), but whatever. He also tried to spread the Word of the Blackberry to me, but I don’t really see a need for one object that does everything that my thousands of dollars of electronics all do…seperately…and on a larger scale. Pshhh… who needs a Blackberry (or an iPhone for that matter) anyway.

On another note, Lindsay and I have been following the DNC and RNC and honestly? I’m tired of politics already. I’m tired of hearing about how John McCain was a POW and can better serve our country because of it. Because, according to Palin, he Fought For Our Country… did Obama? (Did Bush? Did Clinton? Roosevelt? Wilson? Coolidge? Carter?…some of them were in the military, but saw no action). I still don’t understand what McCain is going to do for our country, other than handle all sorts of foreign affairs. I’ve heard about AIDS in Africa, about Iraq, about Iran, about Georgia… about almost every other country except for what he’s going to do here.

Oh, and Palin, while governer in Alaska, voted against a bill that would put polar bears on the endangered species list. Why? Because that would hurt the chances of being able to drill for oil in the areas where the polar bears live. That makes me want to vomit on her shoes.

The idea of the Republicans winning this ticket makes me nauseous. And the idea of the Democrats winning makes me nervous (Will Obama be able to live up to his claims? To his “fame”?).

Woah.