The Vote

I have to take a moment off my usual musings to say, Wow, doesn't those closeups of the people in Iraq voting and the wide span ones of them going to vote amazing?! Doesn't matter what political side you're on, or if you're a straddler on the issues, the truth of the power of choice surely must be recognized here. Now I bet many people are saying right now that the media elicited and culled the pictures we have seen. Duh? No kidding. And others might say without Bush this never would have happened and still might not unless we hang in there. Duh, so what? That is not the issue I am addressing here so you all keep those thoughts separate for a minute and just appreciate this moment in time. I am saying that many people do not value the power of the vote, maybe because no one they have ever voted for has won. But that's irrelevant too. That we can vote, we can register our choice without getting shot or imprisoned is special. It is a right too few enjoy. Look at the pictures.Those are women, folks. Those are women who couldn't even go to school or speak to others about their private thoughts and beliefs without physical retaliation. They are voting now. How miraculous is that?!!! So I take a moment to pause in my life and say way to go, people. This truly is a special moment in time. Savor it.