Where Were You in 2008?
There’s been an amazing amount of focus on the race to fill Senator Ted Kennedy’s seat in the U.S. Senate. As I type this, the polls are open and everyone is reporting a large turnout of voters.
Part of the reason for both of those things is what hangs in the balance. If the Republican candidate wins, he would be the pivotal 41st vote that could throw the cog in the gears of the health care reform bill. There’s a third party (Libertarian) candidate, who doesn’t really stand a chance, but I think he would caucus with the GOP as far as the health care bill would go. Either of these candidates could end the bill’s run. Not to mention that the district has been a Liberal hot spot for centuries. And, despite that, all the polling leading up to the vote indicate that the Republican has a better than good chance of coming out on top.
So many conservatives are rallying to the side of their candidate. There have been tons of money flowing in from around the country on both sides of the line.
But, where were all of those people in 2008? There’s been a huge awakening in this country and we’ve seen an influx of new blood, so to speak. If even half of those people had been active in the last election, perhaps we wouldn’t need to be going to the extremes that we are now.
An excellent reason to stay active as best you can. What better incentive than loss of liberty.