In My Mind’s Zen Garden

I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. —Voltaire

If you’ve read my previous entry, Super Tuesday Is Pretty Dandy, Eh?, then you’ve got my basic feelings about Politics in general. It’s not a cop out but an honest assessment of what I think Politics is all about after 50 years of living, and based on the following questions:

1. Can politicians really be trusted?

2. Do they really exist to serve the people?

3. Will they really make those positive changes needed to improve our lives?

4. Will they keep all the promises they make?

That said, we should still follow the news and articles because good or bad, elected politicians DO affect our lives. We shouldn’t just turn our backs to everything. Our votes are small but they might make an iimpact… well, maybe. Thinking back to the 2004 elections with the “chuds” and all, it just makes me wonder.

But one should never give up hope, right?

So, Google and Twitter have combined forces to bring you a political map the brings up the news as it’s happening in various parts of the country and beyond:

Here’s the official link, so grab your own.

The Five Lessons from Super Tuesday.

I may add more to this post later….