I Have a Secret

I'm ashamed to say this, but here it goes. I didn't vote this election. It's a secret not even my husband knows. It's not that I didn't care, in fact this is the first time I've ever donated money to any political parties. I even shared a glass of wine and toasted the new president elect.

But in my heart I harbor this black stain.
True I was out of town on election day, but I could have voted early or absentee. I just kept putting it off until it was to late. Now, I know that my vote truly doesn't count for the presidential race. After all, with just 3 electorial votes, who do we think we're fooling?
But the senate race? I never dreamed that the republicans would vote a convicted felon back into office. There is one thing I've become aware of this fall. It's not enough to just go vote every couple years. We need to write letters to our congress and senators to get our self hear. The washington bailout was a terrific example of the constituents making their wishes known.