I didn’t vote. I missed it. I was studying.
I’ve got this French test tomorrow and a lot of research notes to still complete on my final Kafka paper. The research is what is eating up my time. Tonight after posting this, I’ll be working on French.
Regarding the election, I don’t feel too bad about it. I live in Utah Valley. My vote counts for nothing. Either the folks I was going to vote for lost by double-digit margins or they won by the same margin. Besides, our local representatives are basically nothing but a rubber-stamp for the Eagle Forum and most recently for the Tea-partiers (I don’t like the term tea-bagger because my dad really identifies with the tea-party basic premises). The national milieu is far more mixed. I guess the best way to describe my mood right now is slightly left of center with a small government penchant.
The biggest problem with politics in America is that there is that the two dominant parties really do not differ much from one another. There are reasons for this of course (most Americans are slightly right of center moderates), but a little more political diversity would be nice and actually better reflect our national identity.
Like it matters. The election is over and now the two parties will get back in bed together and start looking for ways to make more money for themselves and their supporters who got them elected. A bit pessimistic I know, but these guys rarely represent the values their constituents do beyond making sure they can be reelected once more.
