As long as it's just George W. Bush and Dick Cheney and John Ashcroft who are evil – a "bad batch" – then you don't have to kick the habit entirely. Just make sure you get a good batch next time – elect "good" politicians – and you'll never have to question the political system to which you have become attached.
~ Me, three years ago: "Kick the Habit: Politics Is Not the Answer"
I can't believe the things that have been coming out of my mouth these past few months. If anyone had told me a year ago that today I'd be sending an e-mail to my friends urging them to vote – and to vote Republican – I would have said that person was either nuts or just didn't know me.
And yet here I am, writing the e-mails, getting involved in the movement, and trying to explain to my friends – long used to hearing me tell them why voting is worse than a waste of time, how it helps perpetuate a system that is destructive and wrong – why this time it's different, this time it not only makes sense to vote, but they must vote …and get all of their friends to do it too.
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