I got a phone call from moveon.org a little while ago. They wanted me to volunteer to call other moveon.org members, to get out the news that there are only 36 days until the election.

I declined.

I told the guy that I’m busy and I don’t think people want to be called at home, and that if you set up a grassroots Internet network, you should stick to it. I’ve been getting their e-mails. He said they’ve been getting a good response. Which I said is further proof that they’re preaching to the choir.

I didn’t ask him if any of the people giving them a good response were grateful for being reminded to vote in a month, that otherwise they would have clean forgotten about it.

It’s not the calling that I really object to; it’s the implication. Are the liberals and progressives really stupider than the Republicans? Do we need a reminder? And if we do, what good does it do to call a month in advance? In 36 days, any idiot will forget again that his village is voting.

Yep, I think the choir knows there’s going to be church, and when and where. The ones that need reaching are the lost sheep; the ones who just might be persuaded not to vote Republican again, out of purblind fear. And I’m not inclined to talk to those asshats. Sorry, I know that’s a tasteless opinion. But this morning, it’s the one I have to own.

All that being said, don’t forget to get out and vote. I’ll remind you again when you’re coming out of your halloween candy coma.