I have not often voted in the odd year elections, but my job, working for county government, gives me the day off so I have no excuse.

The TV is full of ads for New Jersey governor, and NYC mayor. I live in New York, but upstate, so these ads are just annoyances to me. There has been some small number of ads on the cable channels for Rockland County executive. My mom is friends with the current excutive, but I am a big fan of my Father’s voting strategy. He said that you should vote agains the incumbent. All parties are the same and all candidates are running for office to get their fingers in the public pie. The thing to do is keep anyone from getting good at getting the graft. With a new politician there will be a while where they have to learn the ropes and they will not be stealing as much.

I also wanted to vote against the only person running that I am personally acquainted with – I do not want this idiot in my government.