VOTE

With the presidential election a little over a week away, this will be a short and simple post encouraging everyone to go out and vote. However, please do not vote for the candidate just because he shares a similar ethnic background as you, he was once a POW, he is attractive, you want to bang his running mate, you wanted someone else to be president and since he beat that person in the primary you want him to lose, or any of the other ridiculous realizes out there. Make an informed vote. Vote for the candidate you truly believe will do the best job representing this country on a global level, the candidate who shares your beliefs on issues that are important to you, whether it be abortion, same-sex unions/marriage, health care and/or the economy. Vote for the candidate that you believe can make strong, informed decisions in the midst of party pressure, economic turmoil and international crisis. This is not an endorsement for any one candidate but an endorsement of an informed choice. Don't believe the hype, every politician lies and the likely hood that either of the candidates can fulfill all of their campaign promises are slim to none. So everyone 18 and older should cast their vote come next Tuesday, and if you don't, you have no right to complain if the country isn't going in the direction you think it should or the next Supreme Court judge tips the scale of justice in a way you don't agree.