tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post6046201308769887616..comments2024-03-26T21:46:56.291-07:00Comments on The ZehnKatzen Times: [liff, or_politik] Putting It OffSamuel John Kleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-30409957097776682802008-05-20T14:23:00.000-07:002008-05-20T14:23:00.000-07:00the smell of old people, the sight of old people, ...<I>the smell of old people, the sight of old people, the discovery of neighbors you didn't know you had. </I><BR/><BR/>LOL.<BR/><BR/>I miss the experience of it being such a big community thing. It was a big event and of course, like I said, the thing about it being an all night TV house party as we watched the results come in was very cool indeed.<BR/><BR/>However, after seeing what a dog's breakfast Ohio and Florida have become, I'm 100% down with mail voting now. Just run it by the nearest library branch on election day, and voila!<BR/><BR/><I>The tradition of partisans taking over corners in downtown and hooting for their candidates during the morning commute lives on, but you can see it fading as the casting of votes now takes place over weeks.</I><BR/><BR/>Y'know what we need here in Ptown? A Speaker's Corner. Hyde Park Style. That'd be just the thing.<BR/><BR/>Tempus fugits on, regardless, yes.Samuel John Kleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00514541030057763303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7189482.post-47762606993141942262008-05-20T08:46:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:46:00.000-07:00Ah, voting day. I somewhat (only barely) miss the ...Ah, voting day. I somewhat (only barely) miss the polling booth approach -- the smell of old people, the sight of old people, the discovery of neighbors you didn't know you had. <BR/><BR/>The tradition of partisans taking over corners in downtown and hooting for their candidates during the morning commute lives on, but you can see it fading as the casting of votes now takes place over weeks.Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10523307255698594696noreply@blogger.com