Making History

Today is election day in the United States. I believe this election will draw more voters to the polls than perhaps the last five or six Presidential elections. Maybe since Reagan. Why? Well, either way it swings, history will be made. We will either have our first female Vice President, or our first Arab/Afraican-American president. If nothing else, this campaign has interested a larger segment of the population. Who knows? It might have inspired the next generation of men and women to consider political office.

I'm waiting to vote until after work. My bonus son (age 8) wants to come with me and see how it all works. So I'll probably leave a little early and it will be an educational experience. He's been asking a lot of questions about politics, and his teacher is doing an excellent job explaining the process. It's interesting how he's made up his own mind about who he would vote for if he could, and why.

I won't explain who I'm voting for and why today, but encourage you all to get out of your seat and find your polling place! It's not too late to make a decision, and you can only complain about the President and other elected officials if you cast a vote. Complacency gets us nowhere!