so...

that's what it was like for potential voters yesterday. all i can say is, "Glad I voted early!" sure, it took an hour last week, but my experience was quite painless compared to those who braved three hour waits yesterday. good thing the weather was pleasant. i wonder if the turnout would have been as great if it was cold and snowy...

you know, after suffering in 2004 early voting, you'd think that i would've learned my lesson and done an absentee ballot this year. humph. well, i am vowing to NEVER go to the polling places ever again! from now on, it's gonna be a couple stamps and that chunky piece o' paper...

i wonder who's going to get all the flak for the voting centers fiasco anyway. i read that we went from a usual 300 polling precincts to 55 voting centers. who the HELL believed that shrinking the number of places to vote by more than 80% would make for a more efficient experience?!? excuse me, but i don't see thirty voting terminals at every location. after all, if my old polling precinct had six to eight antiquated voting machines, don't you think you would need MORE touch screens than a measly twelve?!?

i know this really shouldn't affect me since i didn't have to endure anything yesterday...i just like to see heads roll ;) dammit, there's gonna be some hell to pay!!! just don't tell ol' pinhead there...looks like he's freaked out enough...must be a 'publican.