Not Your Average Jane

I woke up thinking this morning and I couldn't go back to bed. For some reason I couldn't get it out of my head... Ok, enough with the rhyming stuff... So yeah I did wake up thinking about some stuff... Someone told me last week that I shouldn't base my opinions/politics on stuff my dad believed and after going through a very thorough 12 step program (or not) I agree. So I go to thinking where do I stand (insert ye olde country song "You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything" by Aaron Tippin) on certain political issues... So I came up with a little listypoo...

1. I'm Pro-Choice (always have been)
2. Bush sucks, I don't care if he is from Texas, he's just a good ol' boy trying toprove to his dad he can do it, too. Sure he handled things after 9-11 admirably, but I still don't see the connect bewteen Osama (who is still on the loose) and Saddam.
3. The U.S. should take care of its own business before trying to stick our noses in other people's bidness. It's arrogant and Godlike and its wrong.
4. More money should be taken from other programs and put into education (this could also be 3 B) and other programs geared toward children. This is not because I plan to be a teacher, but also because teachers get little respect as people tend to misinterupt their job descriptions. Being a teacher is not a 40 hour a week, 9 month a year job. Most vacations are spent in workshops and lesson planning, and constructing units that will be interesting to children, as well as maintaining their classrooms (i.e. bulletin boards, arranging furniture, etc.) and also put a good chunk of their own cash into making said classrooms better and more comfortable for students.
5. I believe in protecting the environment but not at the expense of the economy (does that make any sense?). Cows are good, mad cow disease is bad.... What possessed people to feed animals other animals of the same species? That's just cannibalism and humans don't have the most glowing resume for that.... If it affects humans that way, don't ya think it will animals too?
6. Recycling is good and I try to do it.
7. In no way I am I treehugging, PETA loving, Greenpeace wannabe.
8. I am a liberal Democratic who is open to new ideas and enjoys learning new things.
And this last one isn't so much a political thing so much a thing about myself in general... I will always be an idealistic optimistic wench... Sure there were about 3 monthes of working retail where I wasn't but out of 13 monthes, you're bound to have some times you don't like your job... Also if you have a correction, different opinion, or just want to bitch at me in general (I can take it believe me) my email address is sunnychic78@yahoo.com.
Okay, I'm going to make dinner.... Laters.

posted by Ali @ 5:27 PM