Election 2004 is almost to a close. It's less than 24 hours before the election ballots officially begin casting and I find myself exhausted.
I've read up on candidates, initiatives, given mini-lectures to those of my friends who have tolerated this mayhem, and now find myself worn to the point of exhaustion.
The older I become, the more I realize that the decisions we, as a people, make together do affect our lives. Will there be a Social Security to assist us when we are old enough to receive it? Will Washington State finally house charter schools? What will be written of this election in history books? The rest of the world looks on America for our sense of Democracy and compromise, but our inability to agree on anything of major importance, selfish tendencies and a "We're always right" attittude may reflect poorly on ourselves.
Will this election change our reputation among nations? So many questions that may be left unanswered.
The only thing that myself and fellow bloggers seem to agree on is that this election is an important one. Come Wednesday morning [in theory: Ed], we will have an elected President, governor, state officials and voted into effect different initiatives. Regardless of the outcome, I will respect the decision WE have made together.
Respond. Do you feel the same sense of election exhaustion? Will the vote be decided Wednesday?
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