Tammi's World

Today's the Day

Well, it's Tuesday November 2, 2004. Election Day. One (if not THE) most important election day of my lifetime.

I'm lucky. With my job, it doesn't matter if I have to wait in a long line, so I don't have to rush out of the house early. I can go in my own time.

And I will vote. No doubt about that. I will walk into that building, step into that booth and vote for George W. Bush for President. No hesitation, no second thoughts. I voted for him in 2000 and still feel he is the best man for the job.

I'm not worried about a rukus in my location today. It's a small, country site, not on anyones radar. I do, however worry about other's in my state. In my country. People will get hurt today. It's almost a given. With all that has happened during the build-up to this day, I'm certain some idiot, somewhere will do something so stupid it will be inconceivable. I hope I'm wrong. I really hope I'm wrong.

I hear on the news there have already been incidents. It's not even 7:00am est. and it's already starting.

And the saddest part is that it won't be over tonite. We'll have to deal with lawsuits and more sliming and degrading of people until, finally, someone, somewhere, announces the winner.

I'm frightened for this country. I'm scared that the divide that has developed over this past year is too wide to be breached. To be honest, neither of the candidates have the ability to fix that. That healing has to come from with in the country itself. And I'm afraid to think of what it will take for that to happen.

So I take this time to state the obvious. Go. Vote. The weather is bad in the midwest. Don't let that stop you. Carpool with friends, neighbors. But vote.

And then do what ever it is you do. Pray, hope, wish. I'm going to pray for the sake of this great nation. I'm going to pray that when the dust clears this country has a leader it can be proud of. A leader that will protect us and move us in the right direction. I will pray that this country can reunite against those who are the real enemies.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield, IL
June 16, 1858

Posted by Tammi at November 2, 2004 07:14 AM | TrackBack