A non-voter's confessional

I'm ashamed to say I haven't registered to vote since I was a senior in high school. My political awareness at that time was well represented by the fact I registered as a member of the Green Party. That changed yesterday, though. I drove my usually non-political self to the Democratic Party Headquarters of Placer County, donated $15, registered to vote, and left with an Obama bumper sticker and lawn sign.

A slim middle-aged woman with short hair and wire rim glasses answered all my questions regarding the voter registration form. I wish I had gotten her name because she was very kind and helpful.

The bottom line is, if you've never registered to vote, bite the bullet and drive to your local Democratic Party Headquarters (odds are, if you're reading this blog you are not a fan of that other political party). The process is easy as questioning Sarah Palin's qualifications, and odds are there will be someone with wire rim glasses and a friendly disposition to answer all your questions and help you through the process.

The Placer County Democratic Headquarters is located in Auburn, CA at 1015 Lincoln Way.

Visit http://www.placerdemocrats.com/ for the phone number and office hours. Obama 2008!


To continue our political trend as of late, I want to point out these clips from The Late Show with David Letterman.

Background: John McCain cancels on Letterman a few hours before the show taping Wednesday night, citing his need to fly to D.C. immediately to help solve our current financial crisis. Dave gets upset. McCain instead stops briefly to chat with Katie Couric that same night. Dave gets more upset. On Thursday's show Dave shares how McCain didn't actually leave for D.C. until the following morning. Dave's still upset.

Wednesday night's clip:



Thursday night's clip: