Thread:Merrimack/@comment-29513369-20161107065606/@comment-32738051-20161107083632

Probably will. Veteran's Day is the 11th so I'm debating whether to do something different for that or keep this avatar until then.

I too will be glad when this election is past...I'm really sick, as always, of the mud slinging campaign ads. But don't hold your breath...the presidential election might be closer than anyone suspects and, if it is, we could be in for a repeat of the 2000 election, which was perhaps the messiest and most divisive and drawn out election ever. Ugh! I really hope not...that was one disgusting election and I've hated the electoral college ever since. Let's hope this time there is a clear winner in the electoral votes, that it matches the popular vote and that there are no recounts. Personally, I'm more interested in the rest of the ballot but I'm really ready for it to just be done whatever the outcome. Don't get me wrong - I believe in the system and voting and I always want everyone, no matter their opinion, to go to the polls and vote. And they have this time. But I also believe voting is not something to be taken lightly nor without a significant amount of homework being done first. I don't just want people to vote...I want them to make informed decisions when voting. I want them to ignore the rhetoric and propaganda and the campaigning and even the debates and rely instead on cold, hard facts: the candidates' political, professional and public records; the background and breakdown of each referendum and amendment. It should take hours of preparation, a lot of reading and research, before one goes to the polls. I do it but I fear very few others do, comparatively.

Sorry, I'll get off my soapbox now. I guess the main thing is that the world is still intact when all is said and done. We haven't blown each other up yet...maybe we'll get that lucky again. 🙏