I have never ever been this excited and intrigued by politics. It all started maybe earlier this year when i picked up WiNk's political science book and realized how interesting our political democracy is. I've always been pretty good at history so i can relate and understand everything but I was never very interested in it. The last election was in '96. I had just turned eighteen, voting age. But I wasn't an American citizen yet so i didn't even have the option of voting (not that i would of anyway). This time around however, the 2000 election suddenly seems like a pivotal, historic moment in my life. Suddenly, friends and co-workers have also simultaneously been sparked with political interest and we talk about the issues. Last night, watching the election results come in was pretty damn exciting (even though this Florida gaff makes me question the intelligence of the whole voting process). In a way, this is the closest i'm come to understand what it means to be "American". I didn't vote once again because I forgot that I was an absentee voter from California and the deadline passed. I did take a test that said my views fit most with Bill Bradley but he dropped out long ago. I guess i would of voted Gore. More importantly, I think next time around I'm gonna vote. It's also nice to see that all my high school history classes may prove useful after all.