Dear President Obama,
I wanted to personally thank you for helping me realize in such a quick manner that I cannot make a difference. I promise I'll never vote again. How naive were we all to think that knocking on doors and making calls and writing letters and leaving voice messages for senators could actually earn us the things we voted for — public option health care, recognition of gay rights, higher taxes on the rich, abortion rights?
Seriously, how very naive of us.
Protesting was fun. Making signs is really a kick. Chants are fantastic. Love chants. The joy of being hung up on by all five of Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson's offices! Seriously, it was all fun, fun and games, and I realize that now. Oh, the silly things people say about "having a voice" and "being an informed citizen." I mean, come on. It's embarassing. It really is embarassing. And I'm just really, really, really glad that you, President Obama, absolutely squashed every last bit of it out of me at least before I was 25. At least no one I meet from here on out has to know I actually took the time to vote in my ignorant past.
Enjoy your champagne after signing the biggest excuse for a health care bill that could be potentially conceived.
Should have voted for Hill—ah! the stubborn habits of youth—of course it doesn't matter who I should have or could have or would have or might in the future vote for. One person cannot make a difference. Not in America.