Which I almost did, just out of protest of a completely ugly, nasty, vitriolic campaign season that has left a bad taste in my mouth. This country is screwed up, and this election has just highlighted a few of the reasons why.
Plus, did you know that even if you're on a Do Not Call list for both your home and phone, political groups are exempt from this invasion of privacy and can dial you at anytime with their annoying prerecorded agenda? What the hell? When I said "Don't call me", I didn't mean "Don't call unless you're peddling political agendas and then I'm all ears"- I really meant Don't call me. I generally don't like strangers. Especially ones telling me what to do.
I almost left a sign on my front door ordering people destroying the earth by littering my doorstep with their annoying flyers to stop doing so, but decided the Tall One wouldn't endorse my position. But then again, he told me to leave a note for the lazy asses in our cul-de-sac that insist on blocking one whole half of the community driveway with their trash bins because they're too lazy to walk 20ft. down the street to some open curb space. I maintain that is too passive- if I just plow into them and make them clean up the mess for PUTTING THEIR TRASH BINS IN THE WAY OF TRAFFIC FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE that's going to drive the whole point home much easier. They can just throw away the note, but every second they're picking up their trash from the ground they'll be remembering to keep the driveway open next time. But, I digress...
One word about the presidential election and then I'll let it go. I really could've cared less who won, mostly because I don't like either of them. But I find it interesting that everyone is so fired up to vote and "Rock the Vote" and your vote matters, because when I see the popular vote numbers, and then I see the electoral vote numbers... I'm thinking there's a disparity. Last I saw, the popular vote was close- but if you look at the electoral votes, it was a landslide. So, is the electoral vote really the vote of the people? Did my vote really count?
I don't think so. And that makes me think that my walk up to the polling place was nothing but a breath of fresh air after a rain.
Which is more than I can say for this election.
2 comments:
nicely expressed; thanks for speaking clearly what i have been trying to say in lots of conversations with hubby & friends. the best i can eek out is, 'i am so sick of this crap'! too bad we can't link to other blog posts in face-to-face conversations, no?
(ps. friend of Annie's)
Hey Dawn- I see you on Annie's blog all the time! You're the third person I've heard from that feels the same way, glad to know I'm not alone. It will be an interesting 4 years, I hope that he can inspire a change in this country, we need something! Seriously, we need hyperlinks in conversation. :)
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