I read this on Salon.com today...

[ceebeegee]

If there's one thing I hate about people who do not vote, it's the excuse that all the candidates suck. It smacks of every adolescent's excuse for apathy: once childhood has passed, and the imperfection of the world is revealed, cynical inaction is so much cooler and safer than actually trying to make a difference --- especially one that might involve compromise.

Real adults realize that it is their duty to read the newspaper, find out which candidate sucks least and vote for that one, making the effort to nudge the world almost imperceptibly in the direction you want it to go in, rather than waiting for some great change.

Love this.