So I thought I'd be the smart guy and get to the polls early...y'know, beat the rush. Yeah. Ten till six, still dark, and the high school parking lot was full and a line snaked about half a mile out past the football field.
Yes...me and about half of Suffolk, Virginia waited over three hours in the pissing down rain just to vote in this stupid ass election.
By the time we got actually into the building, we were no longer Republicans or Democrats. Nope, we were cold, wet, shivering bosom-buddies, sharing the pain to do our civic duty. It was kind of cool, actually. People sharing umbrellas, letting old folks cut in line, and mostly just talking about general shit. No animosity, no preaching, no real politicking.
Hope and change.
Politicians suck. I'll put my faith in people.
Plain old folks.
1 comment:
It astonishes me that the supposed leading country of the free world, and the shining beacon of democracy can't manage to make voting an easier and more pleasant process.
I voted by mail :)
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