Voter Turnout: Not So Great!

Just a contrived excuse to post a picture of Jake Gyllenhaal? Of course not! Yesterday was primary day here in M-town and, well, er, I did not vote. I'm a bad citizen. But it was because I forgot, which I consider to be more valid than the standard why-vote-when-it-doesn't-really-count excuse. Of course it counts (Democrats in Florida notwithstanding)! It just counts a tiny, tiny bit! This decrease in your personal influence can be blamed on the usual suspect (starts with "o," ends in "verpopulation"), but that doesn't mean you shouldn't vote! On the contrary, it would appear that the group responsible for the best voter turnout is the one who doesn't think about how little their opinion counts (i.e. conservatives; it's in their nature to overestimate their importance...I think that's a religious thing), and the thing is, they don't do a very good job of electing people. Jake agrees with me. Screw overpopulation. Let's hit the polls.