voted

i voted this morning! we went at 6am when the polls opened. there were news cameras and a reporter there and, despite the fact that it was a quiet, dark, cold morning and everyone was still sleepy, an air of . . . buzz. it felt great to vote because this time, more than i have in the past, i felt like i had a choice of candidates and i really, really like the candidate i voted for. though i made no secret of my early allegiance to this candidate, i tried to keep an open mind even until this morning. s. did even more than that- i'm pretty sure he made his final decision at the moment when he actually voted.

my boss despises hillary, yet he announced this morning that he's not going to vote today because "there's no point." i guess he senses that obama will win virginia with or without his vote. maybe so. but that's certainly not a sure thing like it might have been in other years and other primaries. and there's a point to voting even if your vote is technically "pointless," isn't there? the process is important - researching the candidates, listening to debates, thinking about what issues are the most important to you. plus, i always say that you can't complain if you don't vote. i told my boss that and he replied: "i won't complain." yeah right. nevertheless, it's his vote to do (or not do) with what he sees fit. i can't judge. but for me, it's a good morning when i can exercise my right to vote and vote for a candidate i really like.