It's Early, and I'm Pleased

No, I cannot see into the future, no I do not know who is going to win the election, and no, it not because I think my guy is doing well. In fact I think it will be weeks, if not months before we find out who won the election. For that reason, I'm not pleased.

The reason I'm pleased is to see so many people out to vote early, and the general mood is quite pleasant. My wife and I got the our polling place early. In fact my wife was ballot #2 and I was #3 in our polling place. The election workers were a little frustrated because the person bringing the tables hadn't shown up yet. They were all crammed onto one 8 ft table. I feel for them if they can't get any more tables. My wife and I talked with people in line with us. Everyone was really upbeat. No one was talking about if this guy get in, we'll be headed down the wrong path, or you're crazy if you vote for this issue.

I got done voting so early, that I had time to get some breakfast before I went to work. As I was walking into McD's, I met an entire family at the door that were all wearing a certain candidates shirts. They saw the sticker I was wearing that said I had voted. They asked if my polling place was crazy (busy). Evidently where they vote was so busy, they were going to try again later. It's almost as if voting makes you part of a group, and it doesn't matter who you voted for. I would say exclusive group, but there's a lot of people out voting today.

The American public can do some pretty amazing things. Sometimes they do some pretty stupid things, but today they are showing us that the election process isn't that bad. I think the election process would be ten times better now if we could only get rid of all of the political stratagist, lawyers, and for that fact the politicians. I think one of the main problems is the entrenched political system we have. I will not say who I voted for, or what party afiliation I have. But I will mention two things that I feel strongly about. First of all is real campaign finance reform, and the second is term limits. Get rid of the old cronies who spend less time in their own district (in non election years), that another state, campaigning for someone else.

But more importantly, if you are he in the U.S. and you are registered to vote, make sure you do. If you don't know where your polling place is, find out. If you are in one of the areas where your polling place will be chaotic, Have patience. We feel for you.