Did You VOTE Today??

[PRICEPLUS]

Well I was able to pick up the last two people and got them to the polls. I have done my bit for God and Country!

[frugalmomof1]

NO.....UGH!!!!
I went to vote and apparently I am not registered at my "NEW" address! I didn't vote last year because DS was just born. I was so positive that took care of this when I moved!!!!!

[getforfree]

I voted today right before work. I voted on the propositions and stuff, but didn't vote for any people there, just for our governor. I want him to continue his work what he started.

[veronak]

Yes I did and I really encourage everyone to vote...I have been voting since I turned 18

[tabbycat31]

voted for a straight Democrat ticket (I've been doing this since I've been registered except for the occasional local R candidate)

[sakigt]

Voted early (if you can vote early in your state, you better have 2 weeks worth of excuses!).

I also worked the polls (No mom, not those kind of poles). Only had two storm out, three give me their bitch-fest about how screwed up the system is, and the rest were pleasent to work with...

Personally I think this race is more important than the presidential one. Seems that way to me.

[ShoppingInsider]

You bet - and as I wake up this morning, I'm disappointed, particularly that the stem cell/cloning amendment seems to have passed in MO. (Regardless of the moral question, I felt that if people couldn't even agree what it MEANT it didn't belong in the constitution....)

But AM energized that people actually voted, wish more people would! Very few more important duties as a citizen.

Should be an interesting couple of years...

[poundwise]

I'm not going to speak to which way I voted nor, frankly, do I care to hear about others choices, however, I did want to say that I did vote. In fact, I believe that everyone (legal US citizens that is) should vote provided that they know what they are doing. That is, knowing the issues and candidates beyond the political ads and the bits and clips on cable news.

[debtfreeme]

nope...i voted weeks ago!

[shengmei]

I voted a straight Republican ticket, not because I think they are perfect, but I was fed up with some people yelling at me that I was an idiot for supporting the Republicans.

Rumsfeld just resigned and he is going to be replaced by Gates. That makes me very sad. Dr. Robert Gates is currently the president of my university (Texas A&M University). As both a student and an instructor in Texas A&M, I can tell you that the current opinion on Dr. Gates is that he is uniamously the best president we had.

Dr. Robert Gates is totally irreplaceable. Texas A&M will never be able to find a replacement for him. I will personally miss him very, very much.

EDITED TO UPDATE: I know this is totally off-topic, but I just received a personal emial from Dr. Robert Gates:

By the time you read this, the President of the United States will have
announced that he will nominate me to be the next Secretary of
Defense. I am deeply honored, but also deeply saddened.

As most of you know, almost two years ago I declined an opportunity to
become the first Director of National Intelligence. I did so
principally because of my love for Texas A&M and because much of the
program we had initiated to take A&M to a new level of excellence had
only just started.

Today, two years later, all of the initiatives of greatest importance
are well underway and on an assured path to completion. The faculty
reinvestment program is on track and all 447 new positions should be
funded by next September. Work is underway or in planning for more
than $500 million in construction, some 90% of it on new academic
facilities. We have made significant progress in increasing the
diversity of our faculty and student body, and both the programs and
funding are in place to continue that important and on-going effort.
And many new initiatives are now underway or are already complete to
enhance both graduate and undergraduate education, including, above
all, the new University Studies degree program. The Corps is on the
right track in terms of growth and grades, and the Capital Campaign
will end next month having far exceeded our billion dollar goal.

Some of you may worry whether one or another of these efforts will
continue with my departure. You need to know that the progress we have
made has been a team endeavor, and the team will remain. A remarkable
faculty and a group of gifted administrators and staff who truly
deserve the credit for all that has been accomplished over the past
four-plus years will still be here -- above all, my strong right arm
for nearly four and a half years, the Executive Vice President and
Provost, Dr. David Prior.

I apologize for surprising you with this momentous decision and
announcement, and for leaving as president before fulfilling my
commitment to serve Texas A&M for at least five years. I hope you will
understand the circumstances that made this necessary and that this
appointment comes nearly as much a surprise to me as to you.

I will have more to say to you before I leave (if I am confirmed by the
Senate). But I must tell you that while I chose Texas A&M over
returning to government almost two years ago, much has happened both
here and around the world since then. I love Texas A&M deeply, but I
love our country more and, like the many Aggies in uniform, I am
obligated to do my duty. And so I must go. I hope you have some idea
of how painful that is for me and how much I will miss you and this
unique American institution.

At this point, I expect to remain as President of Texas A&M until
completion of the confirmation process and a Senate vote. I assure
you, you will hear more from me before my departure.

[PRICEPLUS]

An interesting turn of events to be sure!

[vsjhoc]

Originally Posted by shengmei

Rumsfeld just resigned and he is going to be replaced by Gates.

For one second, I thought you meant Bill Gates.

[nanamom]

I voted, as did my DH. We took DS2 with us and answered all kinds of questins about why people vote. We intend to take him every time so he understands it is a privledge and a responsibility.

[tinapbeana]

Originally Posted by nanamom

I voted, as did my DH. We took DS2 with us and answered all kinds of questins about why people vote. We intend to take him every time so he understands it is a privledge and a responsibility.

that's a great idea...