11/7/2006 - It's over!
I had a prepared comment for whomever I met the official 100 feet or so outside the polling place this morning who would try to hand me campaign material on their particular candidate or cause: "I have put up with this crap for more than six months - 24-7 - and I'm going to go in and end it now. I do NOT need your paper and it will NOT influence my vote."
But I didn't get to use it. The meek woman outside my polling place (a church), who asked me nicely to "Please vote" for her cause, got this from me: "Thank you, you can keep your paper; but I will consider your request."
Thus, I lied in front of church.
We had the big Amendment 2 this time, which pitted the Stem-Cell-Research-We-Love-Michael-J.-Fox Supporters against the You-Baby-Killing-Cloners-Will-Burn-In-The-Pits-Of-Hell-Forever Crusaders.
And although this is a huge issue, based on a very lengthy constitutional amendment, most folk probably voted based one of the thousands of commercials, yard signs or mail flyers they've seen, heard and/or received ... or maybe even the handout from the meek Crusader woman.
I knew how I would vote. I read all the amendments and propositions in full, published in the local newspaper. I skipped right over the Cliff's Notes versions on the ballot which, some day, should be challenged as biased and misleading and worthy of being removed from the voting process ... of course, that would probably take an Amendment and vote.
I'm just glad it's over. Note to Claire and Jim: I didn't vote for either of you; you should be ashamed of yourselves; and I endorse this message.
And while I'm still fired up, let's talk about something important: the handicap button to open doors.
They are for the handicapped ... the physically disabled ... and you do not qualify if you are:
A) fat;
B) lazy;
C) loaded down with the packages of processed fats and sugars that you need to get you through the day because you are A and/or B;
D) a delivery guy who should be using the loading dock; or
E) any combination of the above.
If you're any of A through E, you're a SLUG ... and that's with apologies to "real" slugs. (As for animated slugs - this is an "aside" - I suggest "Flushed Away," one of those claymation animated movies. It's great, and it has slugs.)
Man! Do I feel better!!!!!!
