Various thoughts on current events with an emphasis on politics, legal issues, books, movies and whatever is on my mind. Emails can be sent to almostsanejoe@aol.com; please put "blog comments" in the subject line.
A good discussion. Absentee voting is not the just same, which explains why some don't use it, even if they can. I think the physical trip to the polls itself has a special meaning, leading me to be a bit uncomfortable with Oregon and Washington.
