Can You Believe This Sticker?

It really didn't take long. Some people know where there is money to be made.

Just today, I saw a bumper sticker on a car that read, "Don't blame me. I voted for Palin." Now that is seriously disturbed. It didn't reveal anything about what is going on, it only revealed the ignorance of the owner of the car, who, by the way, was a woman in her 50's.

I object to this bumper sticker on many fronts. The first is that you don't vote for vice-president. That is, unless you secretly wish for the president to die, in which case the vice president would step up. So she had a death wish for McCain because she really wanted Sarah Palin to be the president. Unless, of course, she thought that Palin would have McCain wrapped around her finger? Perhaps. She seems to have an effect on older men, but really, really?

The second is that the bumper sticker assumes that things are getting worse. Don't make a mistake about it. Obama inherited this mess. Things were already going downhill when Obama took over. In fact, the stock market has rallied since the inauguration. Doesn't that at least indicate that Obama brought hope?

The third is, what does Palin really stand for? I am an educator, and whenever Palin speaks, I am just dumbfounded. She leaves dangling modifiers, she leaves out entire main clauses, she uses words wrongly, her speech is just a mess. So, let's say she is a fiscal conservative. Shows fiscal restraint. Well, what about the bridge to nowhere? How about her refusal to take the stimulus money for education? Remember, she said she would a friend to all with special needs children? And the seditious speeches she gave! The brawl at these events! That was not someone that needs to be on a national stage. That just is not someone I would be proud to present as representing us. No way. No how.

I am just wondering how much money the sticker maker is making. Probably some. Like I said, some people just know where there is money to be made. Even if it is at the cost of civility.