Election Blues

You gotta feel sorry for America's state and local politicians. (That is, if you care about them to begin with). Thousands of offices are up for grabs in elections to be held next week, but the locals can't get a word in edgewise because the 2008 presidential race started a year (or more) early and all the news outlets are so busy running to Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina the "little people" are lost in the shuffle. Local elections may not be as sexy as big national fistfights, but it's the officials at the local and state level who have the greatest affect on our day-to-day lives. If you haven't already, check out the local races where you live. Your vote next Tuesday will have a lot more impact on your personal quality of life than the next dozen presidential elections combined. Unless the next president goes to war...or...well, don't get me started.