Thanks to some error on the part of the Registrar of Voters in these parts I had to go in to their office to sort out and cast my ballot.

There are nay-sayers and nabobs aplenty out there who will tell you that apathetic hopelessness is the attitude de rigueur, that realpolitik dictates abstention from a corrupted process.

But I am here to say, naive, optimistic, or just plain ornery, it is still the greatest thing in the life of a memeber of this country to go in and drop a ballot in the hands of the local vote-takers. The support is terrific -- hundreds of friendly volunteers doing their best to support a proces sthey believe in.

So I recommend you ignore the nabobs of negativity, and take the trouble to walk, drive, run, or be carried to your polling place and join me. It is the best thing you can possibly do. It feels good, too.

Especially if you join me in voting for Barack Obama, but even if you choose otherwise.


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