If Lena Dunham is your guru, then I am confident you voted today
for "D" candidates. This frumpy feminist has
condensed five feel-good reasons for voting today into a flighty flyer for the
feeble-minded. Basically these five reasons are centered on emotional issues
and completely ignore the serious policy problems that are now plaguing our
nation. If you can suffer vacuous vituperation and lady-parts logic, then take
a few minutes to read the following inanities that try to eviscerate some of
the more outstanding Republican Senate candidates … see: Women Are Watching.
This wonky woman is clearly a silly symptom of our looney-tunes times.
You are a curmudgeon. Three of her five points are not specific to any party: it feels good to vote, it is one part of democracy in which each human has an equal say, and it is a gateway to getting involved. Granted the other two were slanted but, for America's sake, register and vote no matter what part of your body motivates you.
ReplyDeleteI do agree that one should register ... as long as one is eligible ... and yes I am a curmudgeon.
Delete1) One fact that came out of the Coakley-Baker debates is the clarification that the citizenship requirement only applies to Federal elections. Eligibility to register/vote in local elections is defined by the local statutes and often does not specify citizenship but mere "residency."
ReplyDelete2) I am skeptical about the assertion that "each voter has an equal say." The pre-election machinations that determine who we get to vote for is pretty much driven by Big Money contributors. They make sure that we really don't have much of a choice; and they don't care who wins the popular vote.