Mike Waxes Political

[av8rmike]

So yeah, it's finally time for me to start talking politics in my journal. I know, I'm only four years or so too late.

I went and did my civic duty this morning. I got to the library around 7:10 and there were already about 40-50 people in line. It waited a good 40 minutes, but it was fast and easy. No sticker, though. =(

One thing occurred to me, though: It's all been leading up to today. All the speeches and campaigning, sure, but also the political divisiveness, the endless discussions on Iraq, Sept. 11, taxes, everything. I know it's not a particularly Earth-shattering revelation, but it's the best my simple brain can come up with. A Republican victory means validation for them and all their policies; a free pass to continue to do whatever they want. A Democratic win sends an equally clear message that the country is not happy with the direction we're going. I'm going to refrain from making any predictions either way, but I just hope we can put all the sniping and arguing behind us. Sadly, I doubt it will be that simple, but we'll see in a couple of hours.

Comments

[gingy.livejournal.com]

I will give you a sticker, Mike. Thank you for voting!

[violaman.livejournal.com]

I had to wait about an hour this morning to vote at the school around the corner from my apartment. No sticker for me, either.

I'm hoping for one outcome, but fairly certain it's going to go the other way. Still, our republic has weathered worse storms than this one, and no matter how things turn out today (or next week, or next month), we'll manage.