As an insight to how I vote, I don’t vote based on one issue or platform a candidate runs on, but rather what is the most important issues to me and who, with the elected congress do I think can make those issues workable for me.

I am a little concerned with the all-democratic stance the country has, in part I do believe that overtime, as progressive we have become as a country, we are also getting to soft in some areas. That might be a whole other blog post.

I thought about going smaller first, be it mayor of my town or congress. But I think I can leverage my use of social media, as well as the many contacts and relationships I have built over the years. My family pretty big in Central and Southern Maryland and we have a lot of public service background (military, civil, and federal).

I think my background as a disabled vet, lifelong American Patriot serving our Federal Government in one way or another, along with my charity and public service make me a strong candidate, where ever I run.

Vinny, I’ll will definitely bring you on board for support when the time to make a move to run is upon us. This will mean, picking my race and getting the signatures to get on the ballot.

I am sure we can think of creative fund raising methods.

Are we getting you elected directly to the Senate first or do we need to start smaller (House of Delegates, State Senator, Congress)?

If I’m remembering your tweets correctly, you’re in the 5th Congressional district – so the chances of upending Steny Hoyer is pretty slim.

In any event, count me in. Money is a little scarce but you can have as much of my time as you need.

Oh – as for voting privacy – it is usually irrelevant with me. I make my thoughts on the candidates pretty well known long before I step into the booth.

I voted for Barr this time around and Badnarik last time (2004).

Then things get pretty split going back from there between Republicans and the Democrats.

But if people don’t want to tell me, I’m cool with that.

My daughter told me she was undecided as she stepped into the booth. Her 17 year old brother told her to vote for Obama. I never did ask her who she voted for – if she wants to tell me that’s her business.

I’ll agree that our privacy is slowly being eroded away. Hell, the other day I was in the store and heard a woman just blabbing away on the phone about her “cycle”. Bleh.

However, I can understand the need to be private. Judging others based on their beliefs can get bad quickly.

Though, not sure how much privacy we really have anymore.

Slots passed overwhelmingly tonight, along with early voting.

I don’t think I would mind slots in our state, but the current amendment I was not for as much as I could research before I went into vote.

Prince George’s county has Rosecroft Raceway, which was not a proposed slot location. I would not want video slot machines to be so close to home. I think the Eastern shore, Ocean City would be a fine location. However the question passed, so it looks like slots are coming.