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I have.
I know, every person who can at all work to bring some common sense to our government is sorely needed, but I'm burned out on politics.
Before the election, I was really concerned. With Bush in power, the GOP controlling Congress, and every dirty trick being used to try to keep control, I was very stressed. I volunteered with my local Democratic party for the first time, ever, to try to throw out our GOP representatives and replace them. I worked as a poll watcher, because I was concerned about GOP using the DRE voting machines to cheat (and rightly so - I'm now convinced they did put the fix in, right before the Foley scandal broke, and stole about 3% of the vote, which thankfully was not enough to let them keep Congress.)
But now, the election's over. Rumsfeld's out, Bolton's now out, and on January 9th, we finally get some new blood in Congress, with investigations, oversight, new legislation, which may introduce a little more common sense to government. Bush is still President, but we took away his rubber stamp.
I'm tired of reading the news and getting angry enough to hit things all the time. I'm tired of the very real physical, mental and emotional strain that comes with hearing about the fucked up things that the sociopaths in charge are doing. There's still lots to do - we have wars to stop, a nation that's being bankrupted, and millions of people in this country who are working hard and trying to make a decent living, but have no health insurance, and aren't making as much money as they should. Still lots of things to do. But if I don't take a long break from politics, I'll end up having a nervous breakdown.
So I'm taking a break. I don't know how long it will be, but it'll have to be long enough to let me relax for a while. See you when I get back.
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