Report from Zuni, NM:
Well, Basil and I voted weeks ago in the city at the Board of Elections since we knew we'd be away. I must say THAT was the best voting experience of my life. No lines, no machines. They handed us the paper ballot and we sat down to fill out in pen, seal it up and go on our merry way.
I just arrived last night here in New Mexico, and after a looooong post-travel slumber, woke up to two faes who just returned from voting for their first time. People are going out in record numbers who never participated in this sham of a system we have ruling the country. It's actually somewhat heartwarming. On the other hand, on my trip out here, I overheard conversations from folks who support McCain and just vomiting up his and Palin's catchphrases like the "spreading the wealth around = socialism" schtick. I wanted to turn to them and say, "Isn't that was taxation means you greedy sheep?"
So, yes. We are on the edge of our rocks out here in the high plains desert! I also must say that I'm glad to be out here on this night where the winds are strong, the moon is high, the sky is endless, the jackrabbits run free, and the coyotes howl through the night. It's quite utopic in its beauty, and quite a metaphor for what many of us are hoping the future looks like after tonight.