Citizens of the USA, let's vote! From what I've read, it seems that the Democrats are poised to retake the House of Representatives and perhaps the Senate. Boy, am I relieved to hear that! Goodbye war, poverty, taxation, racism, humidity, hangnails, fat people, bananas that brown too quickly, and flatulence!
I think I beat this drum a little too frequently here, but I strongly believe that all current political parties are equally worthless. Arguing about political parties is like arguing about bears. Some people like grizzlies and some prefer black bears, but no matter which bear you pick, it'd still gobble you up if given the opportunity.
In fact, I believe that voting itself is an irrational act. How many elections, at a city-level or higher in the USA, have been decided by one vote? My scientific, wild-ass guess is 30. And how many votes have been cast through all of the elections in US history? My scientific, wild-ass guess says 3 billion. Going by that, I am statistically more likely to marry Sasquatch tomorrow than I am to cast a vote that decides an election. If I stay home tomorrow, the results won't be any different; the same candidates will win regardless of what I do. The only difference is that Sasquatch will know where to find me. (Perhaps I should vote just to throw him off of my tracks.)
While I'm convinced that it won't make a difference, I'll still vote tomorrow. It's not because I like the candidates or I feel strongly about school bonds, but because I like to complain. I'll research the candidates, find the best one for each race, and then when he or she screws me over, I can shake my fist and say, "But I voted for you, you hornswoggler!" It'll be an unlimited reserve of righteous indignation for me.
If, on account of gross incompetence, the politician does something decent for me, that'll be nice too. Neither Sasquatch nor I will count on that, however.
Posted by Cody at November 6, 2006 8:11 PM