This is a fairly simple diary, along with a poll. I want to know if you all feel that I should remove my Obama 2008 bumper sticker or not. If you feel you need to understand my justification for removing it, keep reading below.
A few weeks ago, I made a donation to the Obama campaign and ordered a car magnet. I was pretty excited, and looking forward to being able to show my support for Obama on the roads here in Houston. So, when the bumper sticker arrived, I immediately took it outside and placed it on the back of my vehicle.
Now, however, after driving with it for a while, I feel a sense of guilt. Not because I have backed down on my support of Obama. Instead, my problem is that I am a bad driver. In fact, I would go further than that -- I am an aggressive driver who would probably nuke all the other drivers on the road around me from orbit if I could because they are all idiots who don't know how to drive and are trying to get me killed. Ok, the last part was exaggerated, but I do get pretty angry while driving. Sometimes I cut people off, sometimes I tailgate (although I try not to do it too much), I always speed when there isn't someone in front of me, and I'm that jackass constantly changing lanes to try to move forward while the rest of you are reading your Blackberries, reading the newspaper, talking on your phone, eating a bowl of cereal, putting on eye shadow, or being too elderly to drive.
See, here's the deal. I have to live with the fact that I will not be an aggressive driver. I have a neighbor who I've ridden with that drives just under the speed limit, is ok if people get in front of him, and keeps a safe distance at all times. I will never be that guy. I'll always be who I am, although maybe a little safer. So here is the question -- does it do any good for me to have an Obama bumper sticker, knowing that I might piss off another driver? Should I leave it on and risk people saying "those Obama supporters are assholes!" or am I just overreacting? Keep in mind, I may have exaggerated my bad driving a bit here, but it's a good general question. Also, if you suggest that I remove my bumper sticker, post a comment about what else I could do with it.