Voting is Not Our First Duty

Our first duty as citizens is not to vote. Our first duty as citizens is to become informed enough to cast an enlightened vote.

Prior to hitting the precinct this morning at 7:15, I was exposed to two political advertisements, one from Moveon, and the other from John McCain. Needless to say, these two ads were lofted from different perspectives.

Each of these ads might be considered politically effective, though it is pretty obvious that each ad was designed to strike at the emotions rather than the intellect. One ad was filled with untruths and the other with bold innuendo.

Emotional voting is not going to further the success of this great republic. Tune out the ads. Do some research.