The Long Winter of Politics

I've never been very "political" but every 4 years or so it seems impossible to avoid it.
How does one who doesn't care about politcs choose a candidate when none seem desireable?

I'm all for democracy and freedom; pursuing one's passions whatever they may be. I believe that no party and no system is perfect and that increasing the number of laws while making the system more perfect for some, makes it less perfect for others.

America seems hyped up on Obama. I won't deny it's easy to get sucked into his political smooth talk. It's easy to get sucked into just about anyone's political smooth talk. Why? Because people in general prefer an idealogical system.

Everyone wants the garden of Eden if it's promised to them and everyone finds disillusionment when reality sets in after the election and find that Eden is not attainable through one person alone.
Any political candidate is gonna play friends with everyone, tell everyone what they want to hear to get elected. That's just one of the games of politics.
I don't have a solution to the system. It's just frustrating to live in it and feel ignorant becuase I don't have the time to devote my life to political science, and I feel apathetic because no matter who gets elected- in the long run it doesn't seem like it will make much difference.

If there were an independent candidate this year, that would probably be the one I'd go with. I'm not for big political parties -well I'm not for just 2 big political parties anyway. It makes America seem very black or white. If we're such a diverse nation, why aren't there 5 or 7 major parties? Liberal and conservative are extreme spectrums and although we have the terms liberal conservative or conservative liberal, why aren't there other parties out there representing those intermediates?

I read a bit of Obama's speech today. It sounded great. We're trying to make a more perfect America, but you know what? There's NEVER going to be a perfect America.....not ever.... why? Because we are human and are incapable of perfection ourselves so we can't create something we ourselvesdo not posess.
People are greedy, selfish, and they are also loving and self-less (at times). There will always be the good guys and there will always be the bad guys and a candidate that makes claims that we're becoming more perfect and that perfection is possible (especially if voted into office) is pretty delusional.

I'm against war- unless it's brought to and fought on our soil.
9/11 was in America, but we're fighting by invading other countries instead of strengthening our own.

I'm against abortion- but am for it if there's a life threatening situation or if it was a case of rape

I'm wholeheartedly against gay marriage. I'm against the lifestyle yet my best friend is gay.

I'm all for universal heathcare.
I'm against and for any kind of insurance.....I think it should be optional and no insurance should be mandated by the state.

I'm very much for homeschooling and don't think the state, the government or any other person on this Earth has a right to tell someone what they can or can't do with their own kids; yet child abuse is very much alive and think kids should be taken out of homes where it's occuring.

I don't think any black and white system could ever work because life is all shades of gray. Every case is different.
I think we as a country need more wisdom and more prayer but that's me.

Guess this puts me in the middle of the road along with millions of others.....and that's ok.

To all the candidtates: good luck.