Hey, Tuesday was primary elections in Michigan. That means that starting today we get a temporary reprieve from the inccessant politcal ads on the TV. WHat incredible liars they all are.
SO I went and voted on the way home. Polls open at 7AM and I was there not long after. They were expecting maybe 19% turnout. Hah. It took longer to chat with the poll workers than it did to vote. There was one other guy in there voting, there were four poll staffers.
What a sad ballot. All we had to vote on in my township was a renewal of the 911 emergency phone service charge we pay on the phone bill. And a millage renewal for the county home for the aged. God knows I might wind up there, so I OK'd it. On the partisan ballots, the Democrats had no contests, no opposing candidates for the November races. I suppose I could cast a vote of confidence for them, but what difference would it make? On the Republican side, only their candidate to oppose the incumbent democrat US senator has a choice. That and some local rep of some sort. otherwise, they too offered a list of unopposed. If it had taken longer than the 30 seconds or so, I would have felt like I wasted my time and gas.
meanwhile we have a local political gadfly who used to be one of the good guys, but now he is just full of himself. He has taken it upon himself and his organization to mail out lists to people in neighborhoods presenting who did and who did not vote in the previous election. His rationale is that maybe if we know that others know when we vote or don't it might shame more of us to the polls.
Personally I think he is an asshole. Like forcing a child to write a thank you note, he desires unmotivated participation. Franky if you don't care enough to vote, I don't particularly want your thoughless vote diluting my well considered one.
EVen though it is a matter of public record who votes in each election, I don't think it is anyones business. What I want to do to this schmuck is go to the county clerk and look up his mortgage. A mortgage is also a public record. I could then send copies of it to everyone in his neighborhood. I am sure he'd think that was fine.