Vote. The Sooner The Better.

Well, are ya ready to vote yet? Have you seen and heard enough to make up your mind by now? You know it's only a matter of a little over six weeks until the election. Will you be allowed to vote? Will your vote count? Will you be among that group of citizens that are so fed up and so confused by all the misinformation coming from both camps that you don't know who's telling the truth or when they are? Election campaigns are serious business. Not at all like this year's campaign has been. Candidates and parties have lied about their opponents for very nearly our entire history as an elective democracy. But this year (and a half) and even longer if you consider the Senate's minority leaders statement after Mr Obama was elected that the focus of the minority party in the Senate would be to make him a one term president. When you say something like that, you don't leave any room for pretending otherwise.  This campaign has been about lying and misleading and misinformation nearly exclusively, by both parties. So getting back to my questions of whether or not you're ready to vote. Are you? If so, then wouldn't it be nice if we could vote this Tuesday. Because pretty nearly everyone who intends to try to vote has also decided who they will vote for and the few who haven't, could easily decide in a matter of hours. Think of all the advertising money that could be saved, or the hours of attack ads we would be spared from. Those millions of dollars saved could be spent to rebuild our highway systems and energy systems and communications and water and sewer systems. They could even take up a collection from all those folks who would be relieved not to have to listen to one more attack ad. That would certainly cover the costs of education for the rest of this school year. What if the campaign season were only as long as just one of our seasons? Thirteen weeks. No advertising before that, no political speeches. Just do your job like you were elected to do and hopeful candidates would have to continue whatever they were doing before they got the urge to become one of government's dependents and official leaders. I think it's time. Maybe past time.