My ballot came today. Good timing, right? I have been freaking out for the past month, checking the mailbox every day in vain, hoping to see an envelope with my name on it. Eventually I decided to take matters into my own hands, so I did some research and discovered that the US Embassy in Israel has a Write-in Ballot that can be used if someone fails to receive their official ballot in time to vote. I filled one out and sent it express mail, even though I am sure it won't arrive in Snohomish County by tomorrow. But, heaven forbid, a recount is necessary, my vote will count.
It makes me a bit sad and quite frustrated that, in one of the most important elections of my lifetime, my vote effectively doesn't count. Thanks, not only to the county, that decided not to send out the ballots until Oct. 4, but also to Israel's postal service, which basically shut down for two weeks during the Jewish holidays. Not that I really minded getting so many days off myself, but come on people...we need to vote!
Nevertheless, we are holding an election party Tuesday night to celebrate or mourn the results. Well, it will actually be Wednesday morning for us. In fact, we are meeting at around 3:30 am to start watching as we are 7 hours ahead of the east coast. We will be making breakfast at around 6 - a good American breakfast with eggs, home fries, and pancakes or french toast(no bacon, of course). And we will also have some vodka on hand...just in case. The crowning jewel is that the only American news channel we get is Fox - "Fair and Balanced." It could prove very entertaining or quite torturous depending on outcome. Let's hope for the former.
We will also be equipped with some good youtube videos and jingles about Palin. Here are a few for your viewing pleasure...
(I am having trouble posting the videos, so the links will have to suffice. But they're worth watching.)
Hey Sarah Palin
Hockey Mama for Obama
Barack Obama is IRISH!
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2 comments:
marg-
they dont really count absentee ballots anyway - only if they need them if the race in that state is close. which hopefully it won't even be in MO which is where i sent mine away to.
I think it depends on the state, but it was a landslide, and I will be able to sleep well tonight.
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