Well, at least I tried to vote today.  I made the 30 minute drive into downtown and put 50 cents in the meter, only to be told the ballots aren’t ready yet.  They said I should call back around the first of the month.  I’m not leaving until the 4th, so it shouldn’t be a problem.  But if I had left earlier in September like I originally planned, I’d be screwed.

Feeling a little disenfranchised I guess.

Actually, I’m pretty philosophic about the whole voting routine.  My kids have expressed their intent to vote Obama, which is a little distressing (I thought I’d raised them better than that!).  But Romney is going to carry South Carolina regardless, which means their votes are meaningless.  As is mine.  But I still believe the Founders were right to go the Electoral College route.  Otherwise, a bunch of New Yorkers and Californians would get way more power than they deserve.

And that’s what I’ve got to say about that.