FOOTBALL POWER

No one cared when a graduate student in the Midwest went on a hunger strike against a college president tolerant of racism.

But when the FOOTBALL team said it was NOT GOING TO PLAY unless the college president RESIGNED, the college president resigned.

Yes, there are some social things that you can do without bothering to vote. But, in the end, the politicians are interested in keeping their jobs. And the only way we can all FIRE them, is to VOTE*.

You all have a year to think about this. Are you pleased that your nephew has gotten health insurance? Did the extension of unemployment benefits help you out when your back was to the wall? Are you enjoying your first taste of marijuana edibles?

All this, and more, will go away if you all do not bother to vote.

As an example, the Republicans are crying crocodile tears over the lack of medical care for our veterans. The reasons the vets do not have proper care is that the REPUBLICANS REFUSED to fund the VA. Then they blamed Obama for the resulting mess.

* Voting also helps with the negotiations that are the lifeblood of politics. If you know that people care enough about an issue to VOTE OUT the person who stands against you, then you have a much stronger negotiating position.