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Who did you vote for???

I am going to start and see if it is anonymous.

Other than right now me being the only one that voted.. LOL It looks to be safe if you don't want someone to know.

Go for it guys.

This is the only opportunity I will have to vote today!

I'm sure that makes many of you happy! With the exception of DJ of course!

KYCanuck, just wondering, how long have you been in the U.S. and were you aware of our "politics" when you lived in Canada? Actually I have always had many questions for all non-u.s. citizens, just wondering how you came to the decision that your choice was your chosen preference? Did up-bringing have anything to do with it, etc. etc. (just curious - you don't even need to respond if you don't want to, just don't know anyone to ask this question personally).

She said it was just to d@mn cold up there, so she came south.

katie wrote:KYCanuck, just wondering, how long have you been in the U.S. and were you aware of our "politics" when you lived in Canada? Actually I have always had many questions for all non-u.s. citizens, just wondering how you came to the decision that your choice was your chosen preference? Did up-bringing have anything to do with it, etc. etc. (just curious - you don't even need to respond if you don't want to, just don't know anyone to ask this question personally).

katie
We have been living in the US since March 2001, but I have been working here since 1996 Full time. (Travelled back and forth!) Even before coming here we were VERY aware of US politics, it's hard not to, being the little place (Population wise) next door. Since Canada's population is only about 10% of the US (with much more land mass) the Canadian economy is very much in lock step with the US economy. What happens here in the US usually affects Canada within a 6 month time period.
I think everyone's up bringing has something to do with their choices but as we grow older we learn more and decide if we want to continue down that path. The prominent parties in Canada (There are about 5) are the Liberals and the Conservatives (Nothing like getting to the point with the names! ) and me and my wife have always been on the liberal side of the fence. I just feel that the Liberals have done a better job of running the country while in power historically but like here, that is a matter of personal opinion. The Democrates are more towards what we are used to with the Liberal Party in Canada and have many of the same platforms, however the issues are MUCH different and don't always relate to one another.

Canada is a MUCH more Liberal country in the litteral sense of the word regardless of the parties so we have a slightly different outlook on things. One example is Dry Counties, that is such an obscure idea that I would bet that a lot of misinformed Canadians would laugh and think it was a joke. Honestly even at our age we still have a hard time grasping at something like that, it's like something out of the Dark ages for us!

You can ask me anything you like, I am not shy!

Voted for McCain!! Not feeling too safe about what's going on in my hood now.

I'll give you one guess which candidate got my vote.

FasterThanYou wrote:I'll give you one guess which candidate got my vote.

Apparently that is the only one they got!

KYCanuck wrote:

FasterThanYou wrote:I'll give you one guess which candidate got my vote.

Apparently that is the only one they got!

HEY, don't make me call the INS.

The poll is flawed, LOL, There was 5 candidates and other on the Ballot. I honestly voted for other.

No way could I vote for McCain (and I so badly wanted to) with Palin on his ticket.

I couldn't bring my self to vote for my fellow Democrat either simply because of his inexpereince, but I am hopeful him and his cabinet he will create will bring many great changes to this economy.

Anybody guess who I wrote in????

DJ

Go ahead, call them, I have my Green Card right here in front of me!

btw, tell them to bring the forms for applying for citizenship when they come! I need to get that done!

djcardinal wrote: Anybody guess who I wrote in????

DJ

Yourself?

I have a friend that has always done that until this election. He had to vote for the good guy and girl sine he lives in OH.

KYCanuck wrote:Go ahead, call them, I have my Green Card right here in front of me!

btw, tell them to bring the forms for applying for citizenship when they come! I need to get that done!

Aw heck, I wouldn't rat you out. I like you too much.

djcardinal wrote:The poll is flawed, LOL, There was 5 candidates and other on the Ballot. I honestly voted for other.

No way could I vote for McCain (and I so badly wanted to) with Palin on his ticket.

I couldn't bring my self to vote for my fellow Democrat either simply because of his inexpereince, but I am hopeful him and his cabinet he will create will bring many great changes to this economy.

Anybody guess who I wrote in????

DJ

As for the experience issue, I am kind of thinking that he hasn't been there long enough to be soiled by the normal process that we all agree is so bad. Maybe the inexperience can be a positive? After all if he has been in the Senate for 20 years we would have said he is corrupted. It's a no win situation.

FasterThanYou wrote:

KYCanuck wrote:Go ahead, call them, I have my Green Card right here in front of me!

btw, tell them to bring the forms for applying for citizenship when they come! I need to get that done!

Aw heck, I wouldn't rat you out. I like you too much.

CRAP, now I have to go and say something nice about you! .......Hang on I'm thinking of something.......

Wait till he finds out this forum was just a way of outting him to INS and that every time it seems to go "down" they are just accessing his PC...

I KNEW IT WAS A CONSPIRACY!

I have to go somewhere!

LOL, no worries

Harry Kimbler (local school board race).

Well.....I didn't vote for Osama!

The next months/years are going to be very interesting.

Well I had to vote one way or another, other wise I couldn't b!tch about how thing were. McCain just showed in public that his party managed him most of the time instead of him managing his party. To me that is what a president is, they provide direction and send their minions off to do their dirty work not the other way around. At least Obama played it off as he new what his party was doing (H3ll they went everywhere he wanted them to in force and did his dirty work).

I find it quite refreshing to see that You, we can be respectful of an-other's views and opinions, A self regulating forum ? Now whom would have thought

Congratulations to ALL

Boaters are more intelligent and resourceful, Respectful than some may give them credit for !!!

Thank you again to those that work so very hard to keep this forum up and running

Dolphin wrote:I find it quite refreshing to see that You, we can be respectful of anther's views and opinions, A self regulating forum ? Now whom would have thought

Congratulations to ALL

Boaters are more intelligent and resourceful, Respectful than some may give them credit for !!!

Thank you again to those that work so very hard to keep this forum up and running

What he said! I agree 100% on all counts.

Wheres the fun in that?

E_HILLMAN wrote:Who did you vote for???

I voted for the best and most qualified candidate of course. (Not that I considered either candidate to be a great choice, just picked the best of the two choices we were given). It's just too bad he didn't win.

Nor SHE