Election Day Blues...

I read online today courtesy of the Miami Herald that two million votes have already been cast in this state thanks to the convenience of early voting. This includes one million absentee paper ballots, one of which was mine.

Reading and researching the amendments on the ballot here is always interesting. One begins to wonder who writes these things and whether they are paid by the level of obfuscation reached.

Another interesting local tidbit involves a county commissioner whose name, when I voted, was still on the ballot. His name has now has been removed due to what amounts to chicanery, something unfortunately not unheard of in politicians or lobbyists.

Rather than watch several hotly contested races, I will be at hospital for PT in the late morning and then do some necessaries in the neighbourhood. Since I make it a point to live sans telly, I escaped most of the vitriolic rantings of those running for office, something that seems to worsen with each election.

I do read and look up voting records; I also look up amendments and examine endorsements, occasionally casting a cynical eye toward the editorial pages to see if those with views often not my own have any valid ideas or points worthy of consideration. I have also written the odd letter to my governmental representatives. Only once did I received a reply. Having marched in both the state and national capitols and stuffed envelopes for various pols over the years, I have grown cynical.

As a registered voter since the age of eighteen, I have also seen parties come and go, voting manipulation, politicians I would never invite home for a chat let alone put in office, and all manner of obfuscation and avoidance of the job for which some politicians were elected, as well as low voter turn out.

I am now one of the disaffected, a situation I fear permanent. I hope tomorrow turns out better than I anticipate it will.

Until Next Time...