I Don’t Know (And Neither Do You)

That has become my official position on the presidential election.

We spend lots of time and energy debating over which candidate is the “right” candidate. And maybe some of that is good.

But the truth is that I could do research and make a strong argument for any of the candidates. None of them are stupid. They all have their policies and their ideas on how to solve problems and they all have experts to back up what they’re saying.

Just look at the issue of healthcare. I’m sure if I wanted to spend the time, I could write a compelling argument for Obama’s plan but I could just as easily do that for McCain’s. And who am I to claim that I have any idea what would work best?

Or what about the war in Iraq? Do I really have a clue if we should stay there or if it’s time to pull out? I have no military experience and I barely understand foreign policy. But again, I can find strong arguments for both sides.

Most of the time I feel like political debate is really just a contest of who has memorized more arguments to support their side. I happen to support Obama but it wouldn’t be difficult to win a debate with me on who I should vote for. I’ve done some reading but I really can’t pull out stats on the fly to support my decision.

What you look for, you will find. We’re all basing our opinions on someone else’s reporting. And at the end of the day I’m voting on a hunch.

So let’s all admit that I don’t know and neither do you.

~ by Dave on March 7, 2008.

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4 Responses to “I Don’t Know (And Neither Do You)”

  1. Just like religion, no?

    I agree, no one really “knows” much of anything. It’s like a real life soap opera. Reality tv will never be as popular as real life politics.

    joshua said this on March 7, 2008 at 10:46 pm

  2. i’m on board whenever anyone has the clarity and chutzpah to say those three little words…

    i don’t know.

    if everyone’s a little wrong, then everyone must be a little right (or something).

    so, what i’m saying is, i don’t know, too.

    erichapman said this on March 8, 2008 at 7:15 am

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  4. “I don’t know” is my philisophy now.

    and I really don’t know what to do now that I don’t know what i’m going to probobly do.

    I don’t know if this is a good thing or bad thing, or if life’s essence goes beyond those two emotions. Love? Hate? Positive? Negative? uggg… i should go to sleep… its 2:03 AM… or should I stay up? Damnit.

    Whoever you want this to be said this on June 13, 2009 at 3:04 am

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