Just want to remind everyone here in the US that today is Election Day 2008. This year, in order to prevent voting irregularities and disenfranchisement, election officials have thankfully agreed to extend voting across both Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to prevent possible election fraud. The day you vote depends on which party you are affiliated with. This is confusing… especially here in New York State where we have so many extra parties… so I have compiled an easy to follow guide below to help sort out what day you should vote on.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4 – Republican, Constitution, Libertarian, American, Populist, Conservative (NY), Right-to-Life (NY), and Independence (NY) Parties
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 – Democratic, Green, Liberal (NY), Working Families, Socialist Workers, Labor, and Communist Parties
Every vote should count, so please follow the above guide very closely, and best of luck to your candidates. 
NOTE: No educated voter was disenfranchised by this public service announcement, and no animals were harmed in the writing of this post except for polar bears and kittens.
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
If only more dems and libs had read this post before they ventured out to vote yesterday! Man, the one time they get the voting thing right…
@Mike& Maya
i’m waiting to see the counts from today…if all the republicans voted on Tuesday…the vote today is going to be really impressive.
to be serious, one thing i would like to see everyone here to acknowledge….it is a tribute to the greatness of America that that someone with Obama’s background could be elected to the presidency of the USA. i feel proud when i hear all the media talk about how peoples across the world are now looking at America with renewed wonder, thinking that this is truly a land of unlimited possibility.
I guess all the Republicans changed thier votes on Tuesday huh
ANYWAYS… I’m really interested to see what he’ll do with the country. I was at first a Obama supporter but I researched it more and found out I like McCain more.
I guess all I can do now is sit back and watch for the next four years
Man, it got quiet around here……..
Steve’s been sick. It’s not quiet here : )
@ Montane: When you say ‘background’, do you mean that Obama is black? What amazes me is the obsession with race in the media. I do not deny that it is a historic thing that an African American is now the president-elect – historic in the sense that it has never happened before and that America has come a long way. But it bothers me that the media makes this out as a good reason to be happy that Obama is president. I have no issue with Obama’s race, just his views, and the fact that he is black does not help me because he still holds those views.
And it concerns me when our enemies rejoice at our choice in an election.
Who are your enemies?
@ Mike Johnson: I couldn’t agree more with you on this statement: “And it concerns me when our enemies rejoice at our choice in an election.”
You KNOW something’s wrong in that case.
@Montane
[initiate cynicism protocol #25] You’re right… how refreshing it is to have affluent lawyers in the White House. This is a watershed moment for rich, charismatic, half-white males everywhere who hold ties to the Chicago political machine. [/initiate]
I think if we weren’t viewed as “truly a land of unlimited possibility” that people wouldn’t be trying so hard to sneak in here and/or get into our hospitals. What I’m afraid of are the fools who think we’re the land of unlimited TAXability. And as an engineer the very term “unlimited” makes my skin crawl.
@Miscellaneous
Well put…
Step 1 – Support Obama
Step 2 – Do more research
Step 3 – Switch support to McCain
…and congrats for making it past step 1!
@Scott
I think Mike referred to OUR enemies, as in the United States… not HIS enemies. And as a former officer and current secured government laboratory employee I can tell you… WE indeed have our enemies (like Hamas – who was tickled at the election result). And Mike has spent his time in unfriendly places… so he knows his enemies (or Enemy).
@Mike
Well spoken on race. And yes, when I read about the global cronies who are pleased with the election results it gives me pause. Brad Stine had a great post on his blog… here’s a very small excerpt:
our president elect is the son of an immigrant, who’s parents separated shortly after he was born. he went to school in Indonesia before coming to live with his grandmother in Hawaii. he was able to transfer into Columbia University and later go to and do exceeding well at Harvard Law not because he was wealthy or connected, but on his personal ability alone. yes, he rose quickly through the political ranks, and became relatively wealthy and connected, but when he was born, no one would have given him any chance of one day being president of the United States.
THAT is an American story regardless of what you think of his politics. what other country would that happen in? opportunity is one of the things that makes America truly great.
i did not mention race above. it does add to unlikelihood that he would be elected. i will agree with you, Mike, we should not make too much of race. we have gotten past racism not when we elect a black president, but when we elect a black president and no one says anything about race.
@Montane
Ahh… I agree. That’s one of the things that makes this country great.
I will say, though, that race did play a role… FOR him. One in five who voted said race was a factor, and most of THOSE voted for Obama (2 to 1, I think). So, if anything it was reverse discrimination or whatever you want to call it… any time skin color is a “factor” then people are looking at the wrong thing – whether “positive” or “negative”.
Montane I think that you make a great point when you say ‘we have gotten past racism not when we elect a black president, but when we elect a black president and no one says anything about race’. Unfortunately race played a significant part in Obama’s campaign and became a huge focus for the media. The issue was simply inescapable for both candidates and voters, suggesting that today’s society is still not one of complete racial equality and acceptance. Undoubtedly, it’s a complex issue though and it’s difficult to determine where the blame for this should be placed. It could simply be that we are experiencing the aftermath of racial inequality and people are showing an inevitable interest in the shift in attitudes. However, it is likely that there is still a fair amount of tension around the issue of race. The very fact that the media highlighted the subject so emphatically suggests that it remains at the forefront of many people’s minds and proves something of a contentious issue. I will certainly welcome the day when race ceases to be viewed so critically; I feel that we should strive towards a political arena in which the implications of race are negligible.