I just got back from voting. This past 2 years has lead up to what is very anticlimatic for me. I voted because it's my duty but I really don't care about the outcome. Tia has decided not to vote because there is no point. The Republicrats have won again and there is no undoing the brainwashing of Idol-watchers.
This post is not a rant though despite the opening blurb. The most prominent emotion for me is "finally, it's over". I'm relieved that it's over* and maybe we can get back to more important topics like who got voted off the island (or volcano or space shuttle or where ever this year's Survivor is taking place).
I did want to report on the interesting situation that I found myself in this past month.
I live in the Rocky Mountains and, as such, I am surrounded by Republicans. As the election drew closer, more and more of these people would share their thoughts with me about the problems with Obama. I agreed with much of what they had to say.
Online, most of my friends are Democratic. I would read posts and email about the problems with McCain and again, I had to nod my head and agree.
Both groups are right about the other candidate. I got to sit and watch the two sides of the same coin disparage the other. It was interesting in a "train wreck" kind of way.
Now there is nothing left to do politically but try to adapt to and fight what the next presidential sell-out is going to impose upon us and get ready for 2012. The education process has to start now.
In the meantime, with the election over, I'll probably spend more time focusing inward. There are some things that I want to accomplish personally in the next 4 years. I need to move full-time into my own business and create more time to spend with my family. I need to focus my energy where I actually have some control. Not that I'm going to close myself off. I want to remain aware of what is happening but I want my energy to go toward something where I can make a difference.
If you haven't voted, get out and vote and then get back to work on important matters.
* When I say that it's over, I mean that it's over for me. For people who are interested in the outcome, there is likely to a lot of drama played out in the next few days, or weeks, or months, before anything is official. I'd like to see that not happen but with all the shenanigans that we've seen in the past, I doubt this is going to go smoothly.
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