Nov 08 2006

Election Night

Published by jl at 4:54 am under Main Page

Big day in the US, elections!  We had beers and pizza in my project leader's suite tonight, watching the early results from here in the East Coast.  It sure feels different compared to 2 years ago when Bush won his second term.  CNN already called the House for the Democrats, meaning the people are calling for change.  It's about time and I hope the new folks in Congress don't screw it up.

I've always made the claim that the notion of democracy hasn't bee proven to work.  Nonetheless, it's what we have here in the US, and more importantly, elections here have profound effects all over the world.  It's too late to preach now, but if you didn't vote, shame on you.  Even if you hate both sides, turn in a blank ballot to voice your displeasure.  Don't be a disinterested, non-active person when people are dying in the middle seas and the whole world is looking at the US, wondering and blaming it for making the world a worse place.

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