You have been warned.

So...

Liberal talking heads are predicting that the Republicans will lose several seats in the mid-term elections due to the Foley sex scandal. Why has no one pointed out that merely being Republican doesn�t make anyone guilty by association?

It�s said over and over again that zealots for any group don�t dictate the actions of all similar people. In a culturally applicable situation, we aren�t supposed to let the actions of militant Muslim groups influence how we feel toward all other Muslims.

And yet, because one Republican likes to talk dirty to children and another might or might not have covered for him, we�re supposed to distrust all other Republicans?

Why in this case is guilt by association allowable, nay, encouraged? Are we really the sort of country where we can�t get the two majority parties to work together? Are these two parties really all that different, to the point where squabbles break out and linger because of anything more than loyalty to a made-up ideological dichotomy?

Don�t we all want good healthcare at affordable prices for all citizens? Don�t we all want good schools that prepare our students for whatever paths they choose? Don�t we all want full bellies, HIV-free blood, safe neighborhoods, jobs that allow us to take care of our families, and the ability to take part in influencing our governing bodies?

Really, isn�t that what we all want? Look at me with a straight face, and say the following: �I�m pro-cancer. Let it ravage those who are stricken.� That�s just not going to happen.

While I understand good and well that both sides have similar (if not the same) aims, it�s how we solve these issues that truly divides us.

I�d like to think that adults with the same goals and differing ideas could work together to find a way to accomplish something---hell, anything. Alas, I�m asking too much from a group of people who encourage voters to swing a particular way based off any negative spin they can muster.

If you vote in the upcoming election, may you not be swung by a party�s intentional push. �