Politically correct!

There has been a lot of discussion around our house about the up-coming election. Mostly because we watch a lot of Fox News. I don't have it on when the kids are around though so I have been surprised about some of the questions I have been getting from Madisen. I have tried as hard as I can in the past to teach them to respect the office of the President, even though I don't agree with one thing Obama has done since being there. I could go on and on about the fact that I paid $4.19/gallon for gas today at Costco and our government won't allow us to drill on our own land, or the fact that the government spends almost 1 billion dollars (that's a lot of zeros) on advertising each year-things like advertising for food stamps. My blood is beginning to boil just thinking about it. Then there's Solyndra and Acorn, etc. etc. etc. GGGGRRRRR!

All you need to know for the story is that I say things to my kids like, "we don't agree with the decisions our government is making so we would like for there to be a new President at the next election".

Today Madisen asked me if I would be voting for Romney. I told her that I am still deciding who I think will be the best candidate. She said, "But Mom, he goes to our church".
I told her that just because someone goes to the same church we do, doesn't mean that they would make a great president. I told her that there are some things that I do like about Romney but I like things about some of the other candidates as well and that I need more time to make an informed decision. She kept pressing me and in the end I told her that I will be voting for whoever is running against Obama.
She sighed and said, "Well, I just hope Romney is fast."
I said, "Why?"
She said, "Because if he is running against Obama, he's going to need to be pretty fast"!

Here I was thinking that I had done a great job explaining to my kids (at their level, of course) how politics works. I forgot to clarify that it is NOT a foot race!