Enough Already

Election day is a week away.

Remember:

It is not enough to prefer a candidate.

It is not enough to research and find out exactly where both sides stand.

It is not enough to enunciate, pontificate, blog, snog, receive, or believe.

It is not enough to work the phones. To work the roads. To work the nerves of those who think they've already heard it.

It is not enough to catch the lies as they tumble from the opposition's mouth and replace them with the truth to all that you can reach.

It is not enough to laugh when a latenight talk-show host ridicules the opposition. If your candidate wins, they will ridicule them too. It's part of the job.

It is not enough to wear a pin, button, or car magnet. If that were the case, our troops would be home, breast cancer would be cured, and equality would be unequivocable by now.

It is not enough to have faith, hope, love, or charity toward those whom you feel your candidate will help.

It is not enough to support a candidate..... unless you get off your ass, make it to the polls, and vote for them.

In these dark times, even that may not be enough. But at least you'll know you did what you could.