4th on the 3rd

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It was a great summer day to march in a 4th of July parade, except it was the 3rd of July. I thought some holidays were immovable. St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween, Christmas… they fall on the same day regardless of when that day lands in the week. Same with the 4th, right? I suppose parades just work best on the nearest Saturday, fair enough.

We received a very warm welcome from the crowds along the parade route. Not necessarily a sure thing in our typically Republican region. But this election season I feel is different. I think that many thoughtful Republicans will find it hard to vote for Bush again (except maybe the ones on the Supreme Court who appointed him to begin with). What does a vote for Bush mean? Four more years of tax cuts for the rich? Exported jobs? Lies leading us to war? Weakend environmental and food safety protections?

It feels good to get involved. If you care enough to want a change, you have to care enough to get involved. And I will be doing all that I can to help elect John Kerry President in November, there is nothing more important I could be doing.