I was very tempted to vote for Roseanne Barr, but that would be very irresponsible. Like that write-in vote for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Done deal. The debates are meaningless now.
They warned us that the ballot was going to be very long and confusing. It is. Eleven amendments, most of them Tea Party inspired, plus a bunch of judges. So I ordered my mail-in ballot on line so that I could research each vote. Normally when I go to the polling place on election day, I don't know everything I should know to vote intelligently. Really, who knows all those judges and school board members? And then there is something called the soil and water conservation district, what? I sat in front of the computer yesterday, and looked up each and every vote. I found the most valuable resource to be the Tea Party web site. I just looked at their endorsements, and voted the opposite. I had to be careful though. There were a couple of amendments that actually made sense, and I agreed with, like giving us old farts a bigger Homestead Exemption on our property taxes.
I was very tempted to vote for Roseanne Barr, but that would be very irresponsible. Like that write-in vote for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
I was very tempted to vote for Roseanne Barr, but that would be very irresponsible. Like that write-in vote for Clerk of the Circuit Court.
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The amendments are always worded to give them what they want. We have one which wants to allow the state to raid Medicare to pay for their deficits. Your first thought is to vote "no." But it's worded in a way that you need to vote "yes" to protect Medicare. Also many people who don't know the amendments just vote "no" for every amendment. They always stack the cards in their favor by the way they word it.
ReplyDeleteGood idea. Vote opposite of Tea Party. That's my plan.
ReplyDeleteWhat ?! A bigger homestead allowance! Why you (let's see...what did Alan Simpson call us...) oh yes, you teet sucker.
ReplyDeleteI filled in my ballot yesterday and must remember to pop it in the mail tomorrow.
As far as judges go, unless I know for sure that they are actual good, honest judges, I vote no to retaining them. In all the years I've voted, I think I have only voted to retain 1. I hate elections but I vote every time so I am allowed to complain when idiots elect the wrong people. Let's hope we don't go back to the Bush years - that's scary!!
ReplyDeleteThere are certain judges on the Florida Supreme Court that the teapublicans want us to vote against, so I know they must be good. I voted for them. Another thing I did was to vote against anybody that Rick Scott, our teapublican governor, appointed. Aint politics fun?
ReplyDeleteYou may think I'm radical but I believe in the elimination method of the Democratic and Republican parties.
ReplyDeleteYou mean you would poop them out?
ReplyDeleteSo then Alan, you just watched the "debate" tonight for the pure entertainment value of it?? Didn't you think Ritt Momney looked "presidential"?? Yep, just about as bumbly as his predecessor, Bushy-Boy!! Love it when Obama gets fire in his eyes!!
ReplyDeleteI did watch the debate. It looked like Mitt thought he was talking to a bunch of yes men at a Bain Capital board meeting.
ReplyDeleteTonight I received a REAL phone call from a woman running for state rep. Asked me what issues were most important to me, had a nice little chat. I found it easier to take than the robo-calls and went right to my computer to look her up. Happy to say, she is the right party and her views on the issues are on target. She's getting my vote!
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