My dad is bailing on freezing Duluth Minnesota and I am helping him move to Florida right at the end of the month so..... I trudged down to the city clerks office and signed up for my ballot...
I laughed, I cried, I irresponsibly voted for a few local judges who were the only contenders in their districts and then I came to the main event.
I filled in a little circle on my (thankfully) paper ballot. I voted for Barack Obama, Al Franken, Jim Oberstar and felt the sweet, sweet release of saying "Screw you, Republican bastards." I dropped my ballot in the locked ballot box.
The only criticism I had of the whole process was that they folded the ballot right across the little ovals for Barack and Oberstar. I mentioned this to the very helpful and attentive clerk who immediately went to her boss and told him and they both said future folding will make sure that there is no possibility of a hanging chad situation.
Not much of a diary, but I am proud to have voted for Barack Hussein Eaglefeather Obama and I wanted to share it.
Now its up to all of you!