Derailed Straight Talk Train Causing Havoc

Is it me, or do you see the following equation- Imperial Commander Bush followed by King McCain who is succeeded by President Palin.

Think of it, President Palin.

Now either McCain is thinking he's living for another four, maybe eight years, and hence he doesnt have to worry about Palin really truly becoming or taking over Presidential power. Or he thinks that a mayor of a town of a couple thousand people, who only has been Governor for less then two years, who has a lot of baggage and is an ideologue further right then him can become President of the United States and bring this Nation together. I mean she has lots of international experience, with all her meetings with Santa Clause and all being near to the North Pole. McCain is delusional and senile. He can't even remember what he says from one moment to the next. I share Matt Damons concern. I hope you do too- so go vote. Better yet, go and put up some time to do some work in the swing states where Obama and his team really need your help!

"You do the actuary tables, there's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin," said Damon, who was in town to promote ONEXONE, a Canadian children's charity expanding to the U.S., during the Toronto Film Festival.

"It's like a really bad Disney movie, "The Hockey Mom.' Oh, I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska, and she's president," said Damon. "She's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd."

No Time for Apathy

There are many Muslim students these days who find it fashionable to talk about not participating in national elections. Which I guess I understand, but definitely disagree with their perception. Yet there are those still who feel any involvement in politics or government is taboo for the Muslim community. To which I think to myself- why are you even living in America- go back home because (save the rant for later). I thought this line of thought was stamped out for good, and I am not excited to see a resurgence of it.

However, I feel that most of my friends, family and associates just don't care. They are so concerned with Brangaleena or Paris being sent to Prison, or worse, idiot democracy of American Idol. They just don't care about substance or issues of dire concern. Its really sad to think that people are so brain dead/washed to not pay attention to reality. Ironic how we need Reality TV in order to escape the reality of life.