I blame my fellow voters for not paying attention. It’s we the People who go or more like sometimes go to the polling place and mark our preferential ‘X.’ We step in to the voting booth or up to a kiosk with bias campaign brochures or with TV attack ads swirling in our heads. Often not really knowing the facts and not aware of candidates with hidden agendas and secret donors.
“Hmm, what to do? Who to vote for?
Rush says, trust me, vote for…
Big Ed insists I must vote for…”
Since we have about four months to go before the November 6 election, now is the time to read. Read? Yes, read.
Turn off the blizzard of bloviation on talk radio and cable TV. It just adds to the confusion. Take away the contrived emotion by reading a respected newspaper. Chicago Tribune, New York Times, USA Today, Time Magazine, and if you have to, watch C-SPAN. Do your homework. Know the issues you are interested in. Health care, education, jobs, environment, etc.
Vote with your head. Not with boiling emotions. Vote smart most of all, vote for the people. Not only do you owe it to yourself to vote smart but to vote smart for all Americans. Not for special “Hot button” interests. You’ll be glad you did. God Bless America and its 300-million plus people.
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