VOTE vote VOTE

Today's the day that we have all been waiting for. The back and forth smearing; the back and forth debates; the back and forth commercials; and finally those idiot robot calls... it's all going to be said and done, finally. I voted early, because I didn't want to worry that possibly my vote might be stolen. I don't think that I am alone in that belief since more than 2 million people voted early, like myself.

See, I voted for Kerry, and I was very hurt when he didn't win the Presidential nomination. And then before that there was Gore. I voted for him too. And I was very upset when he didn't win either. So, on this occassion, they offered early voting, and I took that opportunity to get down to the election board and vote.

As a black woman, I know that it's been a long hard road to tow to even have the priviledge of voting. I don't take that for granted. And I teach my kids the same. My daughter was in the line when I left, and she's carrying a 7-month pregnancy weight. She stood in the long line though, just so that she'd have the opportunity to make history. Today, my son and my husband will go vote... And I pray that the resulting winner will be just who this country needs, to make the changes that we need. Better health care, health care for all. I just cannot see how if you lose your job, because it's been outsourced, then you cannot pay your mortgage because you are unemployed, and to top all that off, the groceries you buy to feed your family are costing you all your extra money, as if the gas prices aren't high enough. NEWSFLASH! IT HURT!

And with the drop in the stock market, my husbands' Retirement took a beating, and he lost money, a lot of money. AAAHHHH! I cannot tell you how angry I am. But, to top it all off, We bailed out... I say "we", because I am a taxpayer. We BAILED Out the wall street situation was is in this state because of greed, I AM VERY ANGRY... ANGRY with the current President. To top all this off, there's that little thing about IRAQ! WHAT???? WHAT IS THAT ALL ABOUT? WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION!!!! Not to mention that Afghanistan just don't care how many Americans they hurt. They want us out of there, and I know that some people will say that we need to protect Isreal, but we really need to pay attention to our own country. This country is sick. Sick of putting up with neglect. Sick of being sick. I am praying for a healing. For all people, democrats, republicans, and independents. Because no matter what happens, we are all in this country together.

Since I don't have an exit strategy, I am going to have to deal with whoever may become our next president. I pray that the best man wins.