Why vote?
What's the point?
Today is Election Day and while millions of Americans will take time out of their day to cast a ballot, even more won't.
In addition to the other commonly cited reasons why you should vote -- patriotism, civic responsibility and the right to complain -- here's one more: life.
There's a slogan in the recreation business that says "Life: be in it."
Sadly, many people go through life without really participating. They go through the motions, punch in and punch out and -- as one person put it -- "half-ass it."
The problem with the world today is simple: people don't care.
People murder because they don't care about the miracle of human life.
They cheat, lie, litter, rape and drive drunk because they don't care.
Granted, it's hard to care about electing someone who seems of little consequence in your life, especially when the rent is due and the kids are hungry, but it all comes down to caring.
For their part, the politicians have tried to make people care (or at least pay attention). They dumb down the issues into bite-sized blurbs, come up with nifty slogans like "Rock the Vote" and make appearances on popular TV shows like "Saturday Night Live."
Still, people brush off the elections as unimportant and boring.
Deciding who will be the next leader of the free world -- and arguably the most powerful man on the globe -- is only unimportant and boring because people don't care.
So, while it may be easy to hide in a cubicle or behind a desk and make hundreds of rationalizations about why not to vote, try giving a damn for once.
Vote today.
And do it because you care.
