Said, "Ooo, girl"

Recently I gained an interest in politics. Not a strong one, but I did start to consider the effects politics have on my life and the people around me, especially those that I love. This is why:

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheYoungTurks

It's a Daily Show-esque critique of politics and the news media. Sort of the watchdogs of the watchdogs. The difference between The Young Turks and The Daily show being that TYT is not satire. They remain entertaining, and I have a lot of respect for the main anchor Cenk. At first I started watching them only to be amused. Then I saw an episode where Cenk decides that it looks likely that Obama and Emanuel will jettison the public option in health care reform. If this goes down as Cenk predicts, and the evidence he presents is compelling, then I will be deeply disappointed, but at least I will feel better about not voting in the election. BUT the reason I am now considering political involvement is because Cenk makes a pretty awesome point that I probably heard before but I never really cared about. Obama, if he drops the public option, is a corporate shill. I had faith in Obama to make some changes that I thought would benefit more than our country but humanity. Sure, hes not the anti-christ that so many think he is, but if he is just another puppet, appeasing instead of fighting, I'm not really interested in him. So...who else is there? He is the first politician I remember having any respect for, and if he can't represent me, what can I do? Cenk again, and I know I sound like a Cenk-Cultist, says the only way to reform health care in the long run is to reform campaign finance. And it makes perfect sense. Logical people will follow the interests of those paying them. Usually I'm all about logic, but I don't like the level of sway corporations have on our country. I don't have a suggestion for how politicians could pay for their campaigns without fiscal support. The people with the most money will influence elections the most and their interests will be in keeping their money. So...are campaigns even a realistic form of representing a leader. The more eye catching a campaign is, the more it cost, which means the more wealth it represents, which I inherently don't trust. So I want to get involved. I even joined the myspace group for UA Young Democrats! But for the first time, more than I feel like I can make a difference, I feel like I need to make a difference. Y'know?

goddamnit