Ah shit ...

So I got my ballot.

I have enough time to send it and have it arrive in America, but why bother.

Here's what happened ...

I am registered decline to state. I registered as such when I went into journalism, as I don't think it's appropriate for journalists to belong to political parties. You may disagree, but it was something I felt strongly about.

Well I left America but am still registered decline to state. In past primary elections, I would just walk into the precinct, ask for any party ballot and vote in that primary. Since 2003, I've voted as both a Republican and Democrat in the primaries. I usually pick the ballot of the party with the most contested elections.

Anyway, the California Republican Party, which I used to work for, decided they don't want decline to state fence sitters to play with them Feb. 5, also known in political circles as "Insane craziness super duper extreme to the max Tuesday."

I didn't know this when I requested my ballot. I requested a GOP ballot, which I cannot have because I am not a registered Republican.

So they sent me a ballot to vote for either the Peace and Freedom, Green, Libertarian or American Independent parties.

So I'm not going to bother wasting my vote on one of these jackass clowns.

Anyway, that's today, tomorrow we learn how I would have voted if I received the ballot of my choice.

I will probably also endorse a Democrat for the first time ever. You people are about to witness history.