Super Tuesday
Oregonians don’t get to vote in presidential primaries today, but if you live the half of America that does have that chance, will you please take a few minutes to mark a ballot? I think there’s a flame kindling in Americans at last — I see it in the record numbers of voters turning out in the early states. I want to think this country is waking from complacency and finding it has strength for right action. I want to think we could elect someone to lead us, not to govern us — someone who might ask us to serve our country and our world with our brains and our determination and our energy rather than encouraging us to contribute by going shopping. These are testing times. I want us to pass, and to reach for more than just passing. By voting, at least we’re writing our names at the top of the page. So if you have the chance today to speak your mind about the future of this country, please make yourself heard. Thank you.
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 10:52 am
Oh, thank you for saying this! When I heard that we as a nation were going to borrow more money to go shopping as our patriotic duty to save us from recession, I just shook my head. One expert on NPR called it “taking economic advice from the Shopping Channel.” Please, please, go vote!
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 10:58 am
*sigh* I read knitting blogs so I don’t have to read political blogs. They are my escape from the aggravation. Now all the knitting blogs are political and they all assume we agree.
I fully support President Bush and that lovely senator from NY and the other one from Illinois could have worked toward vetoing that stimulus package… but notice they didn’t. Don’t blame the President for everything. He’s only one small part of the process.
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Here, here! I take my kids to vote with me. I’m anxious to see how the primaries unfold and look forward to the presidential debates in the upcoming months. I hope it is a “Super” Tuesday.
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm
Done and done! I took took the smallest of the sproglings and the husband along. It’s weird – this is the most exciting election in years, and I’m totally burned out. Even so, I found myself getting dressed up to go vote. It’s such an important day, even when I’m burned out on politics.
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 4:11 pm
Brilliantly said. Hope you don’t mind if I quote you. I stood in the longest line I’ve seen at a polling place since November of 2000, and everyone was talking about feeling like they could effect a change. It was wonderful.
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Thanks for posting about this! I did, too, and I will be voting on my way home this evening!
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
So eloguently said! Thank you.
ps – I voted 🙂
Posted: February 5th, 2008 at 8:10 pm
I’m from Wisconsin, so I have to wait to cast my ballot, too.
Many people want government hand-outs, but forget that government $ comes from taxes… robbing Peter to pay Paul. And that doesn’t mean taking from the rich to give to the poor… it ends up being taking from the struggling middle class to give to people who don’t want to work. (sums up one of the parties)
But the most important issue is morality. History indicates time and again that immoral nations have fallen to ruin. We won’t survive economically or in any other way, unless we return to moral living. The family is the basic unit of society and needs to be respected and protected. Life itself needs protection.
Posted: February 6th, 2008 at 6:47 am
Well said, Sarah! I voted last night and I can’t wait to see how this whole, crazy thing plays out in November.
Posted: February 6th, 2008 at 10:40 am
All us New Yawkers you left behind got our chance yesterday. We did it! It felt awfully good to pull the lever for someone so smart and committed. Go Hillary! We luv you, girl!
Posted: February 6th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Well said! I just hope the country can survive until Jan 2009!
Posted: February 7th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I voted in Massachusetts on Tuesday. It was good to put dinner out after my hubby came back from the polling place as well. We’re all doing our part.