I don't know if there will be a blue wave, a blue tsunami or we'll be singing the blues tonight. I know I don't trust the polls or the pundits pounding statistics.

What I have learned over the decades I have been a voter is that we get the government we elect. If we snooze and don't show up to vote, we lose. All of us.

From this day forward, Donald Trump is an irrelevant lame duck. I've enjoyed ignoring him the past nine months. Thankfully, he is not on the ballot. If the Democrats win the House and Senate, sure he will be the veto king the next two years. But maybe, the win will pave the way for the Democrats to win the presidency in 2028. Imagine that on January 20, 2029, we have a Democratic president who immediately repeals every repulsive executive order Trump signed.

If you abstain or write in Bugs Bunny, it's one less vote the Republicans have to earn to win. So hold your nose or put a clothes pin on it when you go to drop off your ballot or vote in person, to show the world how you feel about the choices, but cast your vote. You have the chance to play a role in the beginning of the process to restore the soul of our country, not just its reflection pools and golf courses. Use it, don't lose it.