Dilemma

So I wake up this morning and go straight to my Inbox in anticipation of a response to an e-mail that I sent to my sister a couple days back. In this e-mail, I inquired as to who her and her husband were voting for in the upcoming election, and why. Well, I got it, and the first line of the response reads:

"I'm voting for Bush"

dnt, dnt, dnnnn

This disturbed me very much, and I had a feeling it was coming, which is why I asked I suppose; to confirm my suspicions in the hopes of being able to persuade them otherwise. I know that they dreaded this question coming from me, as they know where I stand. On top of it, they took three days to respond, and her husband didn't even bother. I should say it was noted that he would, when he got the time. I know he's got time, he probably just doesn't want to deal with me. This isn't to say that we have a bad relationship, we just don't get to see each other that often, and as a result, we are somewhat distant.

So what did I do? I replied with a few questions, trying to stay within reason, holding back the fury; "what has THE dub done in the last four years that you feel good about, what is it exactly that you don't like about Kerry, need some wood?". I'm still waiting for something back on this, we'll see what happens.

On that note, there is something that bothers me about having to defend Kerry. Both parties have such enormous control over this country's policies that I am inclined to not trust either of them. On the other hand, I do agree with what Kerry says most of the time, though I have noticed his campaign using similar tactics to push their agenda, such as taking things out of context and stretching the truth in order to appeal (decieve) to the masses. I tend to think that these people (Kerry and Bush) are on a different level of reality due to their backgrounds, and subsequently may never know what the average (whatever that means) American voter really values, aside from knowing how to use language and information that appeals to those values.

Also, I don't want to be that guy. You know, the one that tries to push people in regards to their values. I respect the way others feel about things, and I don't think that they should be me, or feel the way I do just because I say so. Regardless, I am going to have this conversation with my sister, and I will try to persuade her... sigh.