It's another election day and I couldn't be happier that it's over. Political ads, political phone calls, political signs, political mailings... ENOUGH already! I feel like I'm being bombarded by poor choices all around. Where are the good ones anymore? Negativity, slander, horrible speaking voices; right, wrong, right, left, independent, independent green... when did it get so complicated? More importantly, when did I stop caring?
In my twenty-three years as a voter I have missed one election. That was when I was living in Ireland and I forgot to get an absentee ballot. I vote faithfully. I vote my conscience. I love voting, I think it is a great privilege. But this year, I feel jaded by the process. I'm not especially interested in the issues. I'm not turned on by the candidates. Blah, it's just blah.
But, I won't miss the election because... well, for as much as I don't care and for as much as I'm not particularly interested, I would feel like a failure for not voting. I would feel the earth shift as the women who couldn't vote sighed sadly at my wasted opportunity. I feel as though I owe it to them to vote.
And so I'll review the ballot one more time. I'll check out the candidates one more time. I'll make up my mind and confirm how I think I will be voting. And it will be over for another year.
God bless America and all that jazz.
What if this is as good as it gets?
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