Primary day is here, I've cast my ballot, and I'm still undecided.
Every candidate I could have backed in reasonable comfort is out of the race, and I dislike intensely two of the remaining three that are still likely to get the nomination. If Ron Paul wasn't so protectionist, I probably would have voted for him.

I'm beginning to face the fact that I may not have anyone to vote for in November, which has led me to this quandary; If McCain is the nominee, I might have to hold my nose and vote for Shrillary or Barrack Obama so that when all hell breaks loose, we might get eight or twelve more years of Republicans in the White House after the Democrat president gets all of the blame. But the only hope for that is the Republicans getting their collective head out of their ass, and nominating a conservative for once.

We also had a constitutional ammendment on the ballot, purportedly to cut property taxes. It was poorly written, and I don't think it will pass, but I'm always surprised at how easily it is to flat-out lie to people to get them to vote your way. The ammendment would double the homestead exemption to the first $50,000 of your homes value, and in addition, allow for portability of the save our homes tax cap, which limits your tax increase to 3% per year, regardless of your homes value. Gretchen and I might have moved to a better house by now if our tax bill could be kept from quadrupling simply by the act of buying a slightly nicer home.

Instead we've been treated to a barrage of advertising from local and county government, telling folks how this ammendment is going to cut their police and fire protection in half, as well as cut school and garbage collection funding. Meanwhile every government entity in the state of Florida has been running budget surpluses for years by increasing millage rates to among the highest in the country, and soaking tourists (our lifeblood) for as much as they can.

Why is it that government is never asked to do with less? Vive la revolucion!