re: #376 Big Steve

KG…..I have not been on-line for a week or so but was looking at some old posts and noticed one where you were contemplation not voting in this election. I don’t know if you have reconsidered or not, but as someone who holds a local elected office, I really think you should vote. At the local level, records of who votes and who doesn’t are scrutinized by a variety of groups. In lots of cases local elections bring out less than 10% of the voting population. Your particular town, city, village….whatever is really honest to God hurt at the county and state level by low voter turnout. By hurt I mean the ability for your local jurisdiction to get grants and funds. Besides if you are ever in the position to need your local guys to help you out, they will be looking to see if you routinely vote to determine whether to spend political capital on either your or your issue. So I do hope you do go out and vote regardless of who you decide on.

I’m still thinking about it. I’m pretty disgusted with our national political culture. I’m trying to not let the daily abuse and insults from my fellow Obama supporters sour me but I have become more emotionally removed from my politics, maybe it’s starting to border on apathy.