Finally...

It's May 13th...finally! If I have to watch another campaign ad from Greg Davis or Travis Childers, I think I'm going to puke! Childers and Davis are running for the congressional seat vacated by Roger Wicker who was tapped to replace Trent Lott. Anyway, the smearfest started way back when and the during the first election, neither won more than 51% of the vote, Childers did win the popular vote by a small margin. This is a big deal because it could determine how things play out in November. There is even an article on CNN.com about the runoff. Go figure!

I've been trying to learn where each stands on the issues because if I had to base my vote on the smearfest, neither would get my vote. According to the Republican National Party, Childers is a liberal endorsed by Obama (as a Democrat, why wouldn't Obama endorse him?), he doesn't pay his taxes, his partner is a convicted felon. According to the Democratic National Party, Davis uses tax payer money to furnish a lavish lifestyle, he raises taxes and he doesn't give a flip about the ederly. Why do we love to hear the dirt, but not the issues?! I refuse to distinguish myself as either a Republican or Democrat, I am an Independent voter who chooses my candidate based on the issues.

So, both candidates describe themselves as conservative...what does that mean exactly. I turned to wikipedia and the only thing it defined was conservatism and it is defined as a term used to describe political philosophies that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. These men who define themselves as conservative running such negative ads--a major turnoff for me. When you really look at the key issues and where each candidate stands they are really not that much different. They both address some issues that the other doesn't and that is where people should base their decision. While both have issues that I don't feel strongly about, there are a few that will determine who gets my vote.