Voting Rant
I just voted in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election. As of yet, we still don’t know who will be the next president, but for this post that doesn’t matter. This election cycle has made me a little cynical because of the huge amount of mud-slinging and name-calling that has gone on (especially on the internet – just check out some social bookmarking sites like digg or reddit). The political *noise* has been unbearable for the last few months, and in the last week it has gone completely off the charts.
Voting is one of those things that many of us in free countries take entirely for granted; for me, extreme views (from both sides) contribute to this and make me wish that we could find some common ground. It would be refreshing to see a candidate with a more moderate view, and that person might actually be able to bring us together and make a difference for this country.