GET OUT AND VOTE!

A little comic relief as you head to the polls today courtesy of Rico Politico at Rio Grande Valley Politics. They posted a HILARIOUS take on the Bud Light commercials with Rick Perry as the subject. Check it out here at http://valleypolitics.blogspot.com/

Other than that, PLEASE I URGE EVERYBODY TO GO OUT AND VOTE TODAY IF YOU HAVE NOT YET DONE SO. THE FINAL CHOICE IS UP TO EACH OF YOU INDIVIDUALLY, BUT REMEMBER IT IS JUST THAT--YOUR CHOICE. DON'T COMPLAIN A YEAR FROM NOW IF YOU VOTED FOR SOMEONE WHO UP UNTIL NOW HAS DONE VERY LITTLE FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, NO MATTER WHAT THE RADIO ADS TELL US. DID YOU TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT YOUR ELECTRICITY BILL THIS SUMMER? EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE STATE WAS LEGALLY OBLIGATED TO CHANGE THE SCHOOL FINANCE SYSTEM, DO YOU REALLY THINK ANYTHING WOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, OTHERWISE? TEACHER PAY RAISES? TAX DEDUCTIONS? HOW ABOUT LIMITED FUNDS FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT DON'T COME ANYWHERE NEAR THOSE IN SAN ANTONIO, OR CORPUS CHRISTI, SO THAT SMALLER SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEED TO SEND THEIR KIDS FORTY MINUTES AWAY EVERY SINGLE MORNING TO A BIGGER SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT CAN HANDLE THE NEEDS OF OUR KIDS? OR THE UNNECESSARY TIME IT TAKES TO DRIVE ACROSS CITY LIMITS TO A SCHOOL WITHIN THE SAME DISTRICT BECAUSE THE SCHOOL YOUR CHILD SHOULD BE ATTENDING JUST ACROSS THE STREET DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS OR PERSONNEL? HOW ABOUT ALL THESE JOBS THAT HAVE BEEN CREATED BY THE GOVERNOR BRINGING IN BUSINESSES FROM ACROSS THE NATION? TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR MINIMUM WAGE PAYCHECKS, EVERYBODY. DO YOU SEE ANY MONEY BEING TAKEN OUT FOR GRADE A HEALTH INSURANCE? LIFE INSURANCE? RETIREMENT? HOW ABOUT THE FACT THAT IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THE SAME PEOPLE DOING THE SAME JOB ARE GETTING AT LEAST TWO TO THREE DOLLARS MORE THAN YOU ARE. FOR THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK, AND THE SAME AMOUNT OF RESPONSIBILITY. MEANWHILE YOU'RE STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET BECAUSE THESE POLITICIANS ARE HOLDING ON TO THE "OH IT'S THE COST OF LIVING" ROUTINE. INDEED, BUT IF WE'RE THE FASTEST GROWING REGION IN THE STATE, WHEN ARE OUR WAGES AND BENEFITS PACKAGES GOING TO REFLECT THAT? WELCOME TO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY...MORE WORK, LESS PAY...NO COMPLAINTS. SO, YOUR CLAIMS OF THE GOVERNOR HAVING DONE A LOT FOR THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, MAYORS, FALL FLAT ON THE EARS OF ANYBODY OUT THERE WITH HALF A BRAIN TO REALIZE THAT JUST ISN'T SO.

VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE, PEOPLE. GET OUT AND VOTE...OR BETTER YET, START YOUR OWN BLOG, THE VALLEY NEEDS MORE VOICES.