Vote Your Convictions or not at all.

I'm not one of those "you have to vote, it’s your duty" kind of guys. I say voting is a right and if you chose not to use it then that’s fine by me; that’s not what annoys me. What DOES annoy me is people voting for someone just because "he's the lesser of two evils." Man I hear this one a lot. I heard back in 2000, and in 2004, sure candidate A is a lousy good for nothing whose going to make the country worse, but hey, candidate B is even worse, so I'll suck it up and vote for Mr. A.

At this rate we'll never break out of this idiotic two party system we're in right now. Both parties can nominate complete idiots (like the last two elections) and one of them will get in. Both parties mirror each other anyway, so what difference does it make?

Here's my request people, vote for whoever you like come election day, whether that be Obama, MaCain or whoever, but don't just vote because the other guy is worse, vote because you think your candidate will make the country better; vote because your candidate represents your values; vote to make the country better, not because your candidate might do less damage then the other guy.

Personally I don't agree with either major candidate so I'll cast my vote for Ron Paul, even though he won't be our next president. You may say I'm throwing my vote away; no, I'm voting my convictions and my beliefs, not the party line. That is all I'm asking people, vote your convictions or not at all.