We Get What We Deserve

I was making phone calls last night for the McCain/Palin campaign and as I went through the lists of endless numbers, and talked to hundreds of people around the state, I realized something.

I have a pain in my chest that I've never had before.

Ricky, one of the faithful volunteers at the Headquarters, would tell me it's from smoking too much. I know it's from the campaign.

Everytime I heard the phone ringing, my stomach got nervous. My head began to ache and the pain in my chest would begin. I would hear a cheery voice answer, and then an angry or sarcastic voice hang up.

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--Click--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--I wouldn't vote for a Republican if it would save my life! Click--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of The Republican..."
--There is no one on this ticket except Barack Obama. No one else is qualified. Click--

Call after call, these are things I wrestle with. The pain in my chest becomes sharper with each angry democrat I speak with. Don't get me wrong, I can deal with crazy liberals. I am in college, for heaven's sake. If I couldn't handle it, I'd go to Grove City. It's the other calls that break my heart. The calls that go something like this:

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party of..."
--Republican Party? I'll pray for you.--

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party..."
--If you had a soul, you would be a Democrat--

And this is my personal favorite:

"Hi, I'm calling on behalf of the Republican Party..."
--Sorry, I don't talk to people who like to kill our soldiers. When you have a family member who is killed in Iraq, then call me back.
"Sir, my cousin was killed in Iraq just last year, and my other cousin was mamed by a roadside bomb. I understand what loss feels like."
--You're lying. I bet you're making it up. Republicans are always lying. F--- you! Click--

The pain in my heart brought me to tears after that phone call. I used to get angry at these people who scream at me and belittle my faith, my beliefs, and my family. Now, I just take a breath and try to remember that people get what they deserve. If this county is so determined to bring down the Republican Party, it will. Then those who brought the GOP to it's knees will be kicking themselves when a democratic government brings America to the ground completely. When our rights are taken away, when the goverment is stealing America's hard earned money through outrageous taxes, when illegal immigrants have more rights than American born citizens... then those people will get what they deserved.

It really is sad to admit that I have this frame of mind. Usually I'm more optimistic. Some days, like today, I can't help but think that if Obama is elected this November, I won't even be mad. In fact, when the country becomes hell on earth, I'll laugh at those who supported him. I want to have the satisfaction of saying "I told you so" and then walk away thinking that they got what they deserve.

The problem with this train of thought, is that if the liberals get what they deserve, the rest of us get it too. That's a bittersweet victory. When I get my maturity back, I realize that I would rather work hard now, help McCain get in office, and stiffle my desire for vengence. The fact is, a democrat probably woudln't even admit that our country would be worse than before. They'd flip me the bird, scream a curse word and be on their way. If I wasn't such a firm believer in personal rights, I would punch one of them in the mouth so they coudln't speak without feeling bad that I took away their freedom of speech.

I personally think that the supporters of McCain/Palin deserve a victory in November. I also think that Obama supporters deserve to be handed a reality check... I said reality, by the way, not welfare.

In the end, for better or worse, we will all get what we deserve. I hope I deserve the pain in my chest to disappear.