"The next time they give you all that civic bull about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election." - George Carlin

Happy election day !

One of the best parts about living abroad is not living in the US during the elections. I highly recommend timing an international move to coincide with the presidential election. There are no commercials, no banners, no phone calls, and no little picket signs in the ground. It is almost worth the administrative hassle. And paying double taxes. Actually, it’s not worth the taxes, but that’s a whole other blog post. Shouldn’t I get two votes?

Best of all, none of my prime time TV shows were interrupted for debates or speeches.

It’s not that I don’t care about the election. That’s not it at all. I watched two of the three debates. I voted (vote early and often!), and I am interested to hear the results. But I made my own, informed decision without listening to any commercials.

We were invited to an election party tonight at a hotel in Geneva with the American International Club. It is from 10pm to 4am. We are not going because I would rather sleep and find out the results in the morning. Call me unpatriotic, but at least I will be a well-rested American citizen tomorrow.