I'm what they call a Super Voter, someone who faithfully casts a ballot in every election. Presidential, midterms, local, special. I'm there, as anxious as the next person to earn respect and admiration not by working for it but by wearing an "I Voted" sticker.
I'm very proud of my record when it comes to voter turn out. I turn out.
I'm not so proud that sometimes -- OK, often -- I don't really know who or what I'm voting for or why.
Shall a judge keep his or her seat on a bench somewhere? Yes, I say, not knowing anything about the judge, the bench or even why such a thing appears on a ballot.
Yesterday, I felt strongly that Betty Yee should be state controller. But I'm not really sure what a controller does. When I worked at a high school, the controller helped manage student government's candy sales at lunch.
I also voted against Propositions 45 and 46, based on a theory that the proposition system itself is flawed: If the proposed law was such a good idea, wouldn't some power-grabbling legislator move it through the political process and ensure a great photo opp with the Governor? This theory allows me to read celebrity news and the horoscopes rather than informative stories about propositions.
By the way #alexfromtarget is totally cute in a Justin Beiber way. When will the media get off its collective duff and really dig into how the #alexfromtarget thing started? There's so much to learn about #alexfromtarget. I just want to know, like, everything.
You always make me laugh. This isn't first encounter with alexfromtarget. Keep writing. I'll keep reading.
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