Randy Baron's Victory Party

Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Come one come all To Randy Baron's Victory Party Tuesday nite at 8 - ??? at the Front Porch. Cash Bar and free pizza.

Everyone is welcome.

Have you voted yet? Only a few days left.

Because this is a boring minor election to many people (it's only the City of Tampa, not the Presidential race) a lot of people will not vote. However these are the people who have the first impact on your life. Crime, potholes, sewage, code enforcement etc, etc, etc are the issues the people in this City Council race will deal with. If you don't vote, you get what you did not vote for.

I have voted in every election I was eligible to vote in since I turned 18, even when I was overseas. The amazing thing is how easy it is to vote now. You can vote two weeks in advance at a variety of locations. When I voted for this election, I took off a few minute early from work and drove to the College Hill Library. It only took me 5 minutes to vote. 5 minutes. Simple and easy.

Compare this to elections in other countries, where you are not allowed to vote (because you are a woman) or you have to risk your life to vote because of armed gunmen, or where you have to wait for hours in long lines.

5 minutes. It takes longer to smoke a cigarette (or a joint).

Vote. It does a City good.

I often wonder, what it would be like if the Government kept track of those who voted and those who did not. What if you called to complain about a problem, the goverment person responded. "Sorry, Sir/Madam. You did not vote so we will not listen to your complaint".