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Last week, my blog friend Montucky sent me a link to an article he wanted me to read about water rights. When I got to the website, all that jumped out at me was the release that John McCain had picked his running mate. I had never heard of Sarah Palin and I was actually shocked at McCain’s choice to choose a woman.

It seems as if McCain’s choice is nothing but a chess move to counter Obama’s choice. Obama chose an established older running mate. McCain, being that himself, chose a young, new “upstart”. It also seems that McCain seems to think that some will now vote for him just because he chose a female running mate. If he thinks that is the key to winning, why isn’t Hillary Clinton the Democratic nominee??

I’ve also heard that this election is really turning out the younger voters. I don’t know, perhaps that is so. But not in the area I live. In talking with my teenaged son (who is not old enough to vote), he said the whole thing is nothing but a game. It really means nothing to him anymore (he used to be very interested in the political process, etc.) and that being president doesn’t even really mean anything anymore. He doesn’t even care about it anymore. I think that is sad. Maybe it’s my own disenchantment/cynicism that has rubbed off on him. But I find it disheartening that the whole thing has come down to this. It really seems as if it is nothing but a game.