this is what its all about

Today is November 3, 2008. This has been one of the loudest election years in this country's history, and it all comes down to the responsibility of Americans tomorrow to cast their votes. This is a crossroad for America and it's not only about who becomes the next president, it's also about who gets seated in your community and your state, what bills and propositions get passed to shape the future of your community and this country. Please do not overlook your local community. Contrary to what I've read, being a pacifist and not voting will not cause "a revolution". This approach to democracy is insulting only yourself. You have an opportunity to be one of the record numbers of voters tomorrow. Vote, and get your undecided friends to vote with you.

Whether you have been behind one of these two candidates from the start or still can't see eye to eye with either candidate, please educate yourself.. do your research now while you can. Bring yourself to compare both candidates plans and proposed solutions. Forget the noise of the last 12+ months and make a decision, then tomorrow - get in that line and stay in that line until you have reached the voting ballot and have cast your vote.

If you have made your decision who to vote for, find out if you can vote early in your community and do it now. Do NOT be discouraged by the lines. The number of hours you waited to vote will only make for a better story when you're grey and old.

Do not overlook the need to steer this country away from dependence on foreign oil. In case you haven't realized, Control of the earths energy resources, (primarily Oil) has been a driving force in US foreign policy. With no alternative, Oil is what makes nations run. There is no denying this. Is the solution to drill for more oil, or focus on developing oil independent vehicles?? We're so close, the most fuel efficient car to this day (honda insight) was first mass produced NINE YEARS AGO when BILL CLINTON was still in office. What happened??? This nation is on the brink of discovering an alternative to fossil fuels. That patent will be worth far more than the oil Russia and the Middle East (our two best friends) are swimming in.

Ok. Thats it for me. I'm disassembling my soapbox today. Time is winding down, and there are more important sources for you to be reading right now than my blog. In closing, let me just say that it's been an amazing experience. I'm extremely thankful I live in a country where we are free to voice our opinions. At times I've witnessed (and been involved in) some heavily intense verbal sparing. It's our right to be allowed to do this, and it's ok as long as we are able to take a step back from it and recognize that it is just the passion of Americans to fight for what we feel is right that has fueled the split among party lines. Ultimately we all must come together in the end if we are to succeed - success and a future is what this nation is all about. Putting the best American minds together to dig us out of this hole. I do have hope. We have only up to go, and I do believe that once we know which of these two paths the nation will be taking for the next four years, confidence in our markets will restore. It will take WORK. HARD work, but that is what Americans are best at, and now is our time, America, Now is our time.

Read up on those local propositions. don't overlook what's being voted upon in your community. Some of these items are just as important as who we vote in as president.