I registered to vote here in Puerto Rico. Laura’s sister,
Nellie, kept bugging us (Miray, Laura, and me) until we finally got
around to it. Feels good. Now I feel more a participating member of the
island. As far as the candidates go, I don’t believe that any make any
sense except for the Statehood party, Partido Nuevo Progresista (PNP).
Partido Popular Democrático (PPD) which is the commonwealth status
party just wants to remain semi-autonomous. No vote in Congress, just
the good will of the US. It’s like having no responsibilities and
living at home with mom and dad. It’s gonna get old eventually. The
only solution is to move out, get a job, and visit during the weekends,
and don’t bring home your laundry.
As far as the independence party goes, Partido Independentista
Puertorriqueño I don’t know what to say. Keep dreaming maybe? Hehe, get
this, the party was founded by a guy named Gilberto Concepción de
Gracia [corrected his name and of course the next part is rendered moot ]. It can’t be his real name. He must have changed
it because it means "Gilbert Conception of Grace". What a nut. I wonder what his mother said? Anyway, if Puerto Rico cuts
loose I don’t see it staying afloat. Too far out and too dependent on
the US’s economy. To become independent would be like moving out from
your parents and becoming homeless but having too much pride to ever
ask for help or just trying to do it on your own. Doesn’t make sense
either.
Really, the only fair choice is for the statehood party. It gives
Puerto Rico power as a state and keeps it from falling off the face of
the planet. I mean after 500 some years of being a colonial possession,
how does it think it could hack it on its own? Commonwealth is just the
same old mooching off your parents and eventually it gets old.