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So kids, I'm off to vote. I hope you are, too.

I'm voting, because I believe there is an enormous difference between the candidates, and I believe there is an enormous difference between what the candidates will do for our country, and for the world. I'm voting for Obama, if that is any surprise to any of you. I don't believe he is the messiah, I don't care for all of his policies, and I'm sad that he has backpedaled from some of the things he said when he was running for US Senate four years ago. But I firmly believe he will do better things than McCain- and truly, my vote is also a vote against Sarah Palin.

But in honor of who Obama used to be, today I'm reading a Rashid Khalidi book about Palestine.

I just looked out my window, and there doesn't appear to be much of a line outside the church, so perhaps I'll make it before work, after all.



Oh, and don't forget to vote for 2049live for President of Illinois!

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A little late to be truly appropriate, but still, I think, very funny- at least to me it is.

Reposted from startrek, originally posted by mavicus

With Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager and even Enterprise on DVD, Trek fans don't have much time to venture into, much less pay attention to, the outside world. With that in mind, here is a list of things for Trekkies to remember when they don their Spock ears and head out to participate in the democracy ritual on Election Day:


* Federation club "rank" will not get you any special treatment at the polling place.

* You may not sign in with the registrar in Klingon.

* Comparing Barack Obama to Mr. Tuvok makes you an intergalactic racist.

* Do not ask the voting official to make the "swoosh" sound when you enter the booth.

* The chances of being split in two due to a "voting booth accident" are extremely slim.

* Scott Bakula is not a good write-in for any spot on any ticket.

* Joe Biden is running for Vice President, not "Number One."

* Sarah Palin is the Borg Queen.

* You cannot vote to allow Vulcans to mate more often.

* Do not say "Make it so!" out loud when you're done voting.


And you know what? We won! Obama may not be the revolutionary I'm hoping for, but for now, at least, its good enough. At least I'm going to tell myself that for awhile.