I wish I could vote FOR a Presidential candidate, but more likely I will vote AGAINST the other candidate….. holding my nose when I depress the lever to vote for whoever is left.  Let’s look at my voting record over the last 10 elections and who I voted for or against:

1968: voted AGAINST Hubert Humphrey

1972: voted AGAINST George McGovern

1976: voted AGAINST Jimmy Carter

1980: voted FOR Ronald Reagan

1984: voted FOR Ronald Reagan

1988: voted AGAINST Michael Dukakis

1992: voted FOR Ross Perot

1996: voted AGAINST Bill Clinton

2000: voted AGAINST Al Gore

2004: voted AGAINST John Kerry

I consider myself an Independent who is morally conservative. My voting record reflects my lack of enthusiasm for either party. I believe I am not alone in my thinking and that a significant number of people either vote their conscience like me or don’t vote at all.  Perhaps the fact that less than half the people vote in any given election is a reflection of this dissatisfaction.

The days of an inspirational leader receiving my vote is a distant memory… “fuhgettaboutit.”