The real way to restore sanity is to vote

The real way to restore sanity is to vote

Over the weekend, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert held their big “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear” in Washington DC. I wasn’t sure what to expect: Would it be funny or make a serious point? Watching on TV, I felt that it accomplished a little of both.

Photo courtesy of cliff1066 via flickr

Most of the rally felt more like a concert and Colbert wore ridiculous pants, but, at the end, Stewart gave an inspiring, earnest plea for Americans to realize that neither the left nor the right is comprised wholly of evil people, and that most of us manage to get along in our day-to-day lives.

A friend of mine who made the trek to Washington from New York told me the 200,000-plus crowd was happy and energized. (It didn’t hurt that it was a beautiful day—to the left is a photo she snapped.) But she was surprised by the lack of a call to political action.

So, since Stewart & Colbert didn’t make the political plea, I will: Tomorrow is Election Day, and I urge you to go out and vote.

You can get information about all the candidates and issues from the bipartisan voter-education nonprofit Project Votesmart. If you’re not sure where to vote, find your polling place from your local board of elections or use Google, which now has a service that lets you plug in your address to find your polling place and other local voter info. (Google the word “vote” or go to maps.google.com/vote.)

Get out there and do your civic duty!

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