A.B.B. Day 3, or soon to be Zero hour, or Finally!

Election day is here.  

I can hear the collective sigh of relief from thousands.  I am included in that, believe it or not.  

I imagine after the smoke clears and the rubble is cleared and a few heads clear, even the two candidates will let out a sigh of relief in a few days.  

No excuses today about the weather keeping you from getting to the polls.  No real excuse about not realizing today is an election day.  You would have to be a true hermit to get by on that one.

Gloom, despair and agony will rain down on one side or the other this evening.  The same however will be self-created events.  This applies whether my predictions to this point have been correct or are completely wrong.

I used the statement to follow a number of years ago.  "Tomorrow will still be Tuesday. I still plan to get up in the morning." 

Vince Lombardi is the person most associated with the statement "Winning isn't everything, it is the only thing." It has been noted that later in his life, he regretted ever making the statement.   The regret I think being a true example that true wisdom does have a chance of coming with age.

What does that have to do with today's election?  Everything and nothing.  Whether you get it or not determines which one applies I suppose.  

Despite who wins this election, there will be some thoughts flowing from here that some will be quick to deem sour grapes and others will deem excessive "crowing" or "appeasement".  

I am definitely going to be saying things about PACs.  Doesn't matter who wins.  There is a whole lot that needs to be said about those entities.  I may wait until the required additional reports are filed or it may be done in two parts, but it will be addressed.

The winner gets my congratulations, most definitely; and, whoever becomes the next elected member of the board of health will I am sure get my occasional criticism. 

Believe it or not, I can give you five solid reasons to vote for either candidate. No I am not going to.  In the end all you need is one good reason, and that's one you should have to come up with yourself. 

Lofty principles aside, the motivating reason for too many is the turbines. Disagree all you want, it is the most significant issue in this race.  If it is not your particular most important reason, I would just save that from my perception you are in a very small minority on that.

Two groups have made it that way.  Two groups have framed it in those terms.  Most people are discussing it that way.

It is all about the turbines whether you like it or not. I absolutely agree that it shouldn't be.   As the saying goes, If ifs and buts were candy and nuts, we would all have a Merry Christmas:". 

If people are being honest with themselves, come tomorrow the victors should take a long and hard look at the concept of "at what price victory" and the losers should take an even longer look at why they lost. That applies no matter who wins; but, it most likely won't happen.  More the shame in the long run.

If your decision on who you vote for is being solely based on who the particular candidate you feel best suited for the position, congratulations.  You are the ultimate rationale thinker. If you go to the polls casting your ballot on who will best represent your position on one or many matters, congratulations again because for as long as elections have been held, it has pretty much been an accepted reason for voting.

Last few words for today, please just go vote; get your family member, friends, neighbors and anyone you run into to just go out and vote.

Be Safe.