Vote Today
Instead of a guest blog, let's talk about why we should vote today.
Voting is a critical part of getting more balance in your life. Why? Because having politicians in office who represent what's important to you and your children as you go about juggling work and family is invaluable.
Fifty-four percent of voters are women, yet only 10 percent of the candidates are women. Vote to put more women in office and give them a say in where our money goes.
Vote to get into the habit of voting in every election, not just presidential ones. State and local politicians can have an even greater impact on families than national ones. Do you think our tax dollars should be spent on daycare or defense? Education or Iraq? Vote because if you don't vote you lose your right to complain about the world around you.
Well, on this blog you have the right to complain about the world around you, no matter what, so strike that. But vote anyway.
Tell us why you are voting, or not voting, today.
By Leslie Morgan Steiner |
November 7, 2006; 6:50 AM ET
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