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Virginia, the Vote, and Inspiration

Susan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:10:24 +0000

I am up at 4am. Dressed and ready by 5. Have my coffee in-hand, along with portable soccer chair stepping out the door for what is one of the most exiting, inspiring days of my life. When I arrive at the local high school at about 5:15 am, there are more than 300 folks in line. I have goose bumps.

What inspires me most is the number of young folks, looking very close to 18 – and the diversity in that line. I see so many folks I know from the community – teachers, coaches, neighbors and friends. The feeling is electric – it’s history in the making.

I am inspired today. Inspired and thankful. Thankful to live in a country where we can stand side-by-side with others who we may not agree with, but still show mutual respect. Standing next to neighbors who, in the end, care about the future of this country just as much as I do.

I hope that after today, regardless of the outcome, we can all stand together and do what it takes to make our country strong again.

Vote. It’s important.

Susan — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:07:50 +0000

Use this site to register to vote, request and absentee ballot, or find your polling place. They make it super-dupe EASY for you to make sure all is in order for election day:

VoteForChange.com

Please share this with friends – Democracy works best when everyone participates.

Voting and the grumpy man

Susan — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:21:29 +0000

I voted today – and as usual got that tingly feeling of empowerment as I cast my ballot. God bless America.

I did encounter a very grumpy man working the voting desk. Not sure why he was so grumpy, the place was not crowded as it was fairly early in the morning. He yelled at me for getting in the wrong line, then snatched my voter registration card out of my hand. I didn’t understand when he asked me which primary I was voting in (in Virginia you can vote in either primary regardless of what party you are registered with) and he got even more annoyed. He handed my my card back and I paused before taking it, made eye contact with him and wished him a most excellent day. I think I heard crickets. Oh well, at least I tried.

Today I am thankful that I am an American and that I have the right to vote.

Voting from the heart

Susan — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:39:26 +0000

With heated discussions all around me regarding the Presidential primaries I have had to shut out all the noise and do some serious thinking about who I will vote for and why.

If I look at the big picture, things come clear -