VOTE.....VOTE......VOTE
If I'm honest, my own voting patterns for over 55 years have included a wide range of motivations. Most times voting has been a "duty", an obligation, a bit of a pain in the behind--not particularly enjoyable. In fact, there were many times when I voted for "the lesser of two evils". The binary choice of an ELEPHANT or a DONKEY didn't seem to be much of a choice. Most politicians were advocating policies which would maintain the status quo, more of the same. Nearly all of my passionate votes have been in primary elections, for idealistic visionaries who didn't make in to the general election in November. THIS ONE IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE THE CHOICE WE MAKE IS SO STARK, SO CLEAR, SO CONSEQUENTIAL. In Michigan and in many other states, our vote will determine whether or not the Congress will assert its proper role as a co-equal branch of government. Our vote will determine whether or not corruption, cruelty and criminal activity will continue unchecked a...