Drummer's Corner of the World

... if your vote counts...

Tonight I know for sure that my vote made a difference, at least on a micro scale. My little county in Indiana, with 100% of the precincts reporting, went 49.6% Obama and 49% McCain.

And as I was in the midst of typing this, McCain made a very gracious concession speech and the electoral college projections moved up to 306 votes for Obama.

It's been a good day.

Originally published at reddogs.com.

If you're a registered US voter and you haven't voted yet, go.

Do not pass Go, do not collect $200, just go.

Worried about the lines? Take a book, or for the digitally enabled crowd, catch up on your email or your websurfing from your phone. In some areas, you may be surprised... with 10-20% of registered voters having voted early, lines may not be as bad as you expect! (I drove past my polling place this morning... there were maybe a dozen cars there. Apparently I could have voted faster this morning, way out in the country, than the time it took on Saturday... but that's okay... I'm just happy that it's done!)

No transportation? Call a friend... ride with a neighbor... take a cab or a bus.

Just go. Please? It's important

Originally published at reddogs.com.