Scene:
Dad driving 7 year old daughter to school. Mara Liasson on NPR is talking about tonights debate
Voice pipes up from the back of the car:
Dad, are we Democrats or Republicans?
Democrats, of course, and proud of it
I am glad. I don’t want to be a Republican
Really? Why?
because then I would have to vote for John McCain
So, why don’t you want to vote for McCain?
Well, he is really old
Oh. How old do you think McCain is?
like 80... in his mid eighties
And how old do you think is Obama?
in his mid 40s
Is that the only reason you don’t want to vote for McCain?
No. He also does not want to give tax breaks to poor people. And he likes to kill wolves (Obviously she was referring to Sarah Palin, but still...)
Good reasons not to vote for him.
Bye dad, I love you
Me too. More than you know.