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October 19, 2004
With all the attention on early voting in a few states, people who either didn't vote in the previous election or have never voted are lining up to cast their ballot. One of those people is a friend of mine in Texas who is a registered Republican.
At the last minute, I helped make sure he was registered to vote in Texas. Luckily, we found stuff online that quickly processed his registration. He barely made it onto the voter roll. I didn't care that he was a Republican. I figured Texas was solidly Bush country, anyway. I cared that he was an American, and the right to vote is one of the most precious rights we have.
On the way to the voting booth today he called me. He was excited about voting and told me he's made up his mind and that nothing was going to change it. Surprisingly, the last election he recalls voting in was 1988, and he voted for George H. Bush. My friend, who would kill me if I mentioned his name, is a fairly successful businessman. When I asked him who he was voting for, he would only tell me that he's lost more money in the last four years than he has in his entire life.
If America were a business, and the shareholders were meeting to go over the record of our CEO, George Bush would be fired. Nothing personal. That's just what smart businesses do.
also read: Dick Cheney, YOU'RE FIRED!, Donald Rumsfeld, YOU'RE FIRED!, Dr. Condi Rice, YOU'RE FIRED!, Political Animal
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