Comments on: Pollyanna Politics

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:54:23 +0000

Who doesn’t love Pollyanna?! I love how she can get everyone to rally around a common cause. I love it that she’s a Christian, too. She’d be leading the march to end abortion in this country!! Yay, Pollyanna! I know who she’d vote for.

Thanks for this great reminder to be like Pollyanna, DYM!!

By: Beth

Beth — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:48:13 +0000

Thank you. This is the first time in my memory that there is no chance I will be appalled at the result of the election.
I just wish there were better choices for VICE president. Ugh. (Or that I was more sure it wouldn’t matter who was vice president, but I’m nervous that it will matter quite a lot, for the first time in my memory. That thought in itself scares me…)

By: pam at beyondjustmom

pam at beyondjustmom — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:49:18 +0000

Thanks for a balanced view in a not-so-balanced world these days! When I have conversations with family members who feel quite differently than I do about which candidate to choose, I always note how we have two very smart men as choices this round, which makes me feel like we’ll be okay either way. I do have a preference, but I also think we’ll be okay.
Thank you!

By: Erin T.

Erin T. — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:08:43 +0000

Hey Kathryn!
Just checkin up on your blog and I loved this and had to comment – Yay!!! Thank you for writing this. After some hot political debates with my siblings lately I’ve been so grumpy, mostly about all the negativism, so I was so glad to read this and feel like I’m not alone in my criticism of everyone’s criticism. It really did make me feel better. You rock and if you ever run for president, I’m so voting for you! But you’d have to be yourself on SNL because no one else could be as funny!

By: Rachel H

Rachel H — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 02:43:23 +0000

Love this post- and I agree! It’s hard not to get swept away with all the hub-bub of Political craziness! I have all too often been stressed OUT about it! The negativity is downright disgraceful.

I love what I read Dave Ramsey say about thinking that the president or the government will save our economy: Let’s focus on our OWN(personal) economy- i.e. being frugal, paying down debts, not going into credit card debt, and then the ECONOMY will be saved itself. WE need to FIRST look inward to ourselves and take RESPONSIBLITY for where we are!

By: Sketchy

Sketchy — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:52:48 +0000

Can I just copy this verbatum and put it on my blog?

By: Kimberly (sassy piggy)

Kimberly (sassy piggy) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:35:11 +0000

Though I have experienced a great deal of anxiety regarding politics lately, I concur. My nice thing: I get the impression that one of our candidates has pure motives in seeking the presidency. No need for glory or fame but simply a desire to do some good, make some things right, regardless of partisanship. My other nice thing: I think it was very classy of one candidate to insist that media crucifixion of another candidate’s family struggles was inappropriate and irrelevant. I also concur that it’s time to leave “w” alone. Not an easy job he has, and not an easy time to have that job, and not fair to put all the blame for all our problems on him…what with congress and all!

By: Cheri

Cheri — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:33:18 +0000

Thank-you. Thank-you. Thank-you. I’m so tired of opening up my e-mail and seeing I’ve been forwarded another hate e-mail. It makes me feel so sad for our country. And, I wonder what God thinks. Anyway, you made me feel better about the whole thing.

By: KYouell

KYouell — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:19:58 +0000

Between “What the chicken?!” and “Obama is smokin’ hot…I’d love to touch his bum,” I think I coughed up a lung trying to laugh with this cold.

I think the best part about this election has been people like you, and Heather Sanders at Oh My Stinking Heck, who have reminded us all to play nice. Heather and I had a lovely email exchange about it. She and I are pretty much on opposite sides of things, but it is SOOO NICE to have a sane discussion with someone about these things. I think we forget that it’s okay to disagree and that you don’t have to change someone’s mind to think like you do.

So thank YOU!

By: Kimberly/Mom in the City

Kimberly/Mom in the City — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:49:08 +0000

Initially (before VP picks were chosen and all of the super-negative campaigning began) I didn’t have a huge preference in regards to who won the election.

I thought that both presidential candidates were men of honor. Although I had a slight preference, I was pretty much okay with whoever won. I really did (still do) believe that both Obama and McCain have a real desire to be of service to this country.

My hope is that no matter who wins, the country will come together/get over all of the divisions of late and support our next President. With all that is going on in this world, the winner will definitely need ALL of our support.