For some reason, I keep thinking about this reply of yours, since you wrote it. I feel a need to say something here so you-all can know a little better where Ma Yappy is coming from regards this voting thing, or in fact with anything of life that I must make decisions about that effects not only me, but others.

My stance now: Voting someone into positions of power over effecting all of our lives is no light thing to me ... I feel a HEAVY responsibility and accountability, socially, for my "vote" ..... if my vote coincided with Geoff's, or any of your votes for that matter, that is purely coincidental.

My vote, it may be based on not knwoing the whole picture or impact of my decision, but my vote is with consideration of all of us, based on what I know so far (which is NEVER enough as far as I'm concerned).

..... And having voted ... I can only pray that the party I gave blind faith in (BLIND because I can never know if they'll ever follow through on their words and promises. I can only HOPE) , if they gain power, that they will do right by the bigger picture. If they screw up ... if I voted for them ... that's my failure too, is how I see it. Voting ... if my vote did not invalidate Jiff's vote ... that's JUST a fluke, and not intentional. Coincidental. We all gotta decide for ourselves. I respect that. Don't tell me how to vote and don't give me a hard time about how I voted. Voting is serious business and hard enough to decide without having to deflect flack for not voting as "others figure we should have"

Know though, that I can not, will not, did not, support a government who can betray the signifigance, risks and sacrifices of a military that sustained and continues to protect and sustain and maintain our "wyas/freedoms" and even the possibility for them to sit on their high horses to begin with.

The current Gov't bit the hand that feeds and sustains THEM AND US (our military) ... that shows they aren't to be trusted with the rest of us either in my humble opinion.

Simplistic thinking on my part perhaps, but certainly realistic and practical when we depend on them to make decisions that effects the rest of our wellbeings? ...

I still can't comprehend who let that ad happen or figured it was okay, but I'm glad it happened because it shows that those in current power don't know our Country's needs and PRIORITIES ... like the simple ones of who and what sustains us as a country to begin with.

ARGH.

Anyways folks ... point is ... if my vote did not invalidate Jiff's ... know that's a coincidence. I voted what felt was right to me based on my own reasoning and caring about all of us.