However, I do appreciate you letting me know that Carlin is a comedian… I never realized it. But when did I ever say anything about Franken? Anyway, Carlin may be a comedian, but he makes a good point. Who cares who says it? If a serial killer says “1+1=2″, does that make it any less true?

What it comes down to is this; faith in the American populace. You obviously have it, I don’t. I think this is the best we can do. I’ve seen no evidence otherwise.

So what’s my suggestion? I suggest sitting here and not voting. And then one day, when things get really bad, people will wake up and fight for real change. Until then, I let the system break itself.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but Carlin (like Franken) is a comedian. Paid to be controversial. Paid to piss people off. They don’t have some special powers of intellect such that you can adopt their inane and illogical thought processes and rationalize your irresponsible behaviour. Because, beleive me, your attitude on voting is in fact irresponsible. Voting is simply a tool to foment freedom. And like all tools it can be used in many ways. In the case of the US voting is a tool that is, for the most part, used to advance the nation. In some cases it is used to rationalize group-thinking populous mob mentality. The founders of this country did not see the popular vote as a particularly good way to select a governement, thus the selection of an electoral college and a more indirect, buffered system.
What’s your suggestion? I mean, come on, since you have spent so much time putting down our system, you must have a better one? Simply staying out of the rain gets you no-where, how about stepping up and helping to build a better umbrella?

It’s that time of year again when people everywhere ask me who I’m voting for and I reply with three little words: I don’t vote.

That’s the point I normally hear the other person say, “What?! You don’t vote? Not voting is the worst thing y…