Vote, for Piss' Sakes

Tomorrow's the big day. We could see big change. I doubt it, but we could.

More likely we'll see smaller change, fueled by discontent and the first tentative toe-reaches into independent thought, restrained by fear of breaking with the talk radio and church group crowds. "But, the Republicans are strong on defense... Um, moral values... Um, well, I've just always voted Republican and those Democrats like gays too much..."

So, I think we'll see change, but not nearly enough. And that will mean that Democrat victors in both the local races and the national ones will need to do some serious work to bring the gains they make this year to 2008.

Here in Idaho, it's reasonable to think that the Democrat Larry Grant will gain Otter's vacated house seat from Republican lunatic Bill Sali. Shocking, but reasonable. The governor's race is a close one, too, with long-shot perennial Dem candidate Jerry Brady actually pulling ahead of Butch Otter in some polls.

Me, I believe that once most Republican voters get in the booth and have their grubby little hands on the lever, as it were, it will be too much of a leap to punch the D hole. So the actual change will not reflect the true level of discontent, because we are cowardly.

I hope I'm wrong.

Regardless, vote. And tell your friends to vote. It's all about turnout.