tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post8778427546008946520..comments2023-10-25T05:48:49.540-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Doctors Wife: I Voted!From A Doctors Wifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02410694740641116438noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-35993494503807897382012-11-07T14:20:51.191-05:002012-11-07T14:20:51.191-05:00Depending on which side of the isle you voted for ...Depending on which side of the isle you voted for each party has their way of guiding their folks. Where I live (a swing state) a party supporter stood outside the polling place with a sheet giving me a list of who to vote for under which position and what levees to vote for or against based on my party affiliation. I never had this experience when I lived in TX (not a swing state). Dont' know if its a new thing bc of current political climate or if it's part of being a target group in a swing state. I'm pretty solid with my party's issues so it did not phase me to vote for raising taxes to help the local school districts and mental health assistance programs. Regardless of party affiliation it's imperative doctor's, their wives and kids dabble in politics. We are an important segment of society and are very much affected by all decisions made both locally and federally. It sure did feel good to vote and feel like my vote counted, let me tell you! Glad you performed your civic duty. And I'm really proud of DrH. His attending let him run away for an hour before a case to go vote also! Great day all around from our perspective.RezWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691765547531570145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-18960632839965070492012-11-06T15:56:59.191-05:002012-11-06T15:56:59.191-05:00I'm going in a few hours after work! I'm ...I'm going in a few hours after work! I'm still registered in my hometown though so I have to make the 1 hour drive. My husband is still at his away rotation, so he filled out an absentee ballot form this weekend. I'm still skeptical as to whether it made it there on time though...advance planning is not his strong suit! I'm also bad at the local political stuff :(Chrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522403512890481097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-83224065550906308542012-11-06T15:19:38.709-05:002012-11-06T15:19:38.709-05:00I haven't kept up with the news to see how the...I haven't kept up with the news to see how the people affected by the storms are handling voting today so I am glad that you both were able to get out. We had a bad thunderstorm last night and I kept thinking about your pictures of fallen trees. I can't imagine what the sound of that storm must have sounded like. From A Doctors Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410694740641116438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6575859860218981694.post-47232995067569809952012-11-06T15:10:49.088-05:002012-11-06T15:10:49.088-05:00We all went together this morning before he went t...We all went together this morning before he went to work. The recent storms and all...well, the hospital still doesn't have patients and the outpatient imaging load is so small that he has a few weeks to focus on only research. Thus, he was able to vote this morning. <br /><br />Like you, I know nothing about local politics. Frankly, there's barely time to keep up with the bigger stuff. Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707172260314720194noreply@blogger.com