VOTE!!

Ok, I don't really have much time before I have to get out and hit the phone banks , so I'll keep this simple. If there is anyone out there that is actually reading this right now, today, Tuesday 11-2-2004, GET OUT AND MAKE SURE YOU VOTE! Even if you have to wait hours, even if you have to brave bad weather. ESPECIALLY if you live in an infamous battleground state. No matter what side of the fence you stand on (or even if you would rather just piss on that fence) - we all have the privilege of electing our officials and, in turn, really can have a voice in how our countries, states, counties, cities, districts function. Our politicians cater to those they feel will vote for them and when they see demographics that are apathetic about voting (young and minorities, f'rinstance), they tend to put them on the back burner. YOU need to let these politicians know that you're out there, you care, and that you have the power to keep them employed ---- AND THEY WILL LISTEN AND FIGHT FOR YOU.

Again, I know this is a pretty simplistic argument, but it's truth --- and this is perhaps one of the most important presidential elections of our time. Get out there and make history, shape your country, and if nothing else have the personal satisfaction of knowing you put forth the effort and did your part. There is nothing that pisses me off more than the idiots who whine and complain about the state of their country, states, cities yet refuse to participate in their development. To paraphrase an old adage, "You only really fail if you never fucking try".