My son and I were in the car together last night, and he asked me out of the blue: “Who are you voting for, Mommy?” The conversation that transpired made me think of all the banter in the news lately and how I wish that if an almost-9-year-old can dig it, why can’t everyone else?

Me: “I’m voting for McCain.”
Him: “Why?”
Me: “Because I think he’s the best choice to lead our country, and I don’t think Obama is.”
Him: “Ebenezer thinks so.” (Ebenezer is a friend from school.)
Me: “Yeah, some people do, but I think he’s making promises that he isn’t going to be able to keep.”
Him: “Like what?”
Me: “Well, sometimes, when people run for office, they tell you what you want to hear to make them look good. They offer things that they aren’t going to be able to give you. For instance, if someone said that you won’t have to pay when you go to the doctor, that would sound really great, huh?”
Him: “Yeah.”
Me: “Well, doctors don’t work for free, do they? Someone has to pay, so if the patient doesn’t pay, who will pay?”
Him: “Other people.”
Me: “That’s right – we’ll all have to pay more in taxes.”
Him: “Ahhh.” (light bulb moment!) 🙂