Voted

I voted at about 6:15AM. On the way to the polling place I passed people returning to my apartment building. They seemed pleased and said good morning. There was a line of about eight people signing in. This surprised me. A poll worker asked for people up to the letter M, so I moved right up and signed in. The wait was not long. Once in the voting contraption, the only type I've ever used, I did not pull down the Obama lever with the vengeance that I had anticipated. It was a much more serene act. It felt good. The idea of voting for Nader because of my annoyance with Obama's pragmatism had long since passed. I had done the right thing. It felt like the first time I voted.