Americans... are you going to vote in November?

[Magnus3x]

All people in democratic societies need to vote!! put the laziness aside, stop moaning about voting for the lesser of two Evils. Face it, no one is perfect, but find the candidate that will make your life and your family better or your business and vote that way. Read what both parties have to offer and come to an intelligent conclusion based on the platform, not the color of the persons skin or their age. Yeah I know... 80% of the platform will never be fullfilled, just like the G8 carbon targets for 2050 <--- yeah that's fucking reasonable, they'll be dead long before that.

This guy could'nt vote and never will, but he did what he could to make sure his Government knew they were not happy.

[JoeD]

Good topic Chris - and it will generate some interesting commentary on this diverse community board -

Everyone who has the privilege to vote should exercise it - even if that means voting on all the candidates for your local, state and national positions - and abstaining from the presidential choice -

An important point to note is how many people abstained in the 1992, 2000, and 2004 elections, and then were so regretful when it was proven just how meaningful a few votes could be - Personally, I think Senator Obama is a politician down with the 'best' of them and is not ready to be president of the United States, and I predict that Senator McCain is only interested in one term - I think we may be very surprised at his VP choice.

I wish Colin Powell had run but he's too smart and his family doesn't want it. We need someone in the White House who stands and speaks for him/herself. We knew Dick Cheney stood behind GW Bush and we did it anyway, and I don't think I want to know who stands behind Senator Obama - I'll give Senator McCain the benefit of the doubt, he might be business as usual, or he just might decide to make his four years really count for something - coin toss on that one.

The bureaucracy has deteriorated to the point where DC is paralyzed and putting a wet finger to the wind to determine legislative direction [ie: Speaker Pelosi now caving on drilling]. Our Congress is equally responsible for the current fiscal, economic, foreign relations and leadership debacles we are facing.

I ask you - Who in their right mind would run for the job? They all have to be a little crazy...