The Return of Common Sense
Posted by
isabar
Posted on: 11/05/08
The Return of Common Sense
Barack Obama is our President elect.
I am so proud of what we have achieved tonight as a nation.
Now we can put away our differences and reach across the aisle to put our country back on track.
For the last few weeks I put my life on hold for people like the nurse and her child that I drove to the right polling center tonight.
It all began when I was pollwatching at a polling center located in an elementary school. A woman became frantic. She'd just been told she was at the wrong precint. She only had four minutes to get to the right precint, which was at least five minutes away. She didn't have a car and desperately wanted to vote. I didn't care about her party affiliation or the candidate she intended to vote for. I just knew I had to help, even if it meant I had to abandon my post.Without a second thought I offered her a ride. and she enthusiastically accepted. I drove her and her young son, Alex (who looked like the kid in "One and a half men") in a great hurry to the right precint. We arrived without a second to spare.
Fifteen minutes later she emerged from the polling booth, beaming with happiness.
She'd never voted before.
Barack Obama was her candidate. She told me on the way back. I was glad.
isabar
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