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It’s 12:50 a.m. I’m up and I’m tired, tired of being told that wanting a government that helps those who can’t help themselves makes me a socialist, of being told that I’m a fake American. Tired of seeing exceptional minds being denigrated for not being more like the common Joe.

I’m tired of Joe the plumber.

I’m tired of being told that being pro choice means I favor abortions. Tired of my religious beliefs being used as a political bludgeon to legislate how others should live. I’m tired of hearing about a ‘culture of life’ that somehow never includes the abolishment of the death penalty, the ending of preemptive war or banning the torture of political prisoners.

I’m tired of feeling like having a government of, by and for the people only happens if your rich, white and connected. I’m tired of the richest 1% of this country trying to make me feel bad for not helping them get to richer. I’m tired of bailing out rich guys who make bad decisions.

I’m tired of looking at my children and feeling like the promises of tomorrow are getting more and more erased by the mistakes of today. I’m tired of feeling like we’re leaving all our children a world that is worse off than the one we inherited. I’m tired of fear being used to score political points.

I’m tired of hearing how this country can’t afford to provide every man, woman and child with some kind of decent health care or education, but we can spend trillions of dollars waging war against a country that never did anything to us. I’m tired of seeing military force and civilian lives being used influence elections. I’m tired of the failed idea of nation building.

I’m tied of being lied to.

But all that can change. Come November 4th, I can be tired of thinking about this, tired of writing about this, tired of debating about this, but one thing I will never be tired of is hope. Hope for a better tomorrow, hope to correct the mistakes of the past, hope that I can wake up feeling optimistic about the direction of our lives again.

And so can you. Vote.

Via McSweeny’s

BIMD: Back in my day

ROFLACGU: Rolling on the floor laughing and can’t get up

ML2N?: Matlock tonight?

OMGWTF: Oh my. Gee whiz. Tutti-frutti.

MBDC: My bad. Damn cataracts.

WIOLATS: Wore it out like a turn signal.

GTALNINFTCW: Gee, thanks a lot, now I’ll never finish that crossword.

When your 2 year old says “Somebody pooped” and her diaper is clean, it is advisable to wait at least 15 minutes before putting her in the bathtub with her older sister.

So I meant to write about this a few days ago, but it’s been nuts here at the Evans compound. On Wednesday, I had my first real taste of the results (fruits? consequences?) of having people actually read the things one posts in cyberspace. First, I had tweeted comments on the Pharma Marketing News blog in response to Johnny Mac’s idea that somehow Pfizer changed their ad campaign because of him. I like JM and met him once, but he tends to amp up the hyperbole from time to time. I felt compelled to set the record straight, at least a little bit. My posts were quoted and he wrote a follow up about it. You can read it here. What’s funny is he copied and pasted my typo too.

Shortly after that I tweeted my Twitter followers asking if anyone had a Manhattan Research account, as there was a piece of data I desperately needed and didn’t want or need to pay for the whole study. Much to my surprise, a few hours later Manhattan Research emailed me. A few phone calls later they provided me with the information I so badly needed. I didn’t think they were followers, so someone passed along my request. It was very helpful and awfully nice of them to respond.

Way to go internet!

So I was introduced like this by a client today… “So with us today we have Bill Evans, from the internet.”

So I just installed the WordPress app for the iPhone. Seeing if it works by writing this captivating post.

Hint: The old guy gets the perfect score

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In light of the fact that I don’t really know too much about where the man stands on a number of issues, I’ve been spending a few minutes here and there reading and watching his speeches online. I started to notice something disturbing…He contradicts himself or changes his very whenever it’s politically. expedient. Case in point, a few months ago he did an interview where he admitted “Not being very well versed or an expert in the economy.” When asked about this recently, he flatly denied ever saying it, even though the video is just a YouTube search away.

The Huffington post has a video today detailing another McCain myth, that he’s been the biggest critic of the Iraq war. The most disturbing part of this whole thing? His quote about intiating the war..

“The burden for justifying going to war does not lie with America.” Wow.