Hell is full of people who, when faced with a choice between the 'right' thing to do and the practical, continually chose the practical. They did the easy thing, they gave in, they went along with the crowd, they let someone else take over for their conscience, and they voted for the Person Most Likely to Succeed.

Don't get me wrong - I think practicality is good, but practicality means giving in, and nothing ever improves when one gives in. Idealism tempered by good judgement about what's possible and being able to envision the 'worst case scenario' is better. There aren't many idealists left. There aren't many people who don't believe what media tells them.

The media... These are the people who can't spell someone's name right, even after you spell it for them and they write it down in their little notebooks. These are the people who can't pronounce 'nuclear'. These are the talking heads you vaguely remember from some defunct television show. Now, they're reading from someone else's script...whose?

They say "Kerry's going to win" after two states out of 50 have voted. Not only are people willing to believe this without wondering what brand of crystal ball the media has, and what business the media and their owners have hyping one candidate over another, but WE VOTE BASED ON THEIR 'PREDICTIONS'.

Practicality is something groups must consider, but I vote as an individual and I don't trust the media and their motives.