In a previous entry titled Throwing Your Vote, I wrote about the disgraceful behavior of using your vote for the sole purpose of creating mischief. I was angry about it then, but after watching the media coverage of this issue, I am even further angered. All the political analysts talked about throwing your vote like it was a cute little sideshow. Although I believe the impact from this shameful act was minimal, even one person doing it or one person suggesting others do it, is an outrage. Violating the principles of free and fair elections is not the American way. The media should have harshly condemned this behavior. By covering it the way they did, it gave the appearance that throwing your vote is no big deal and acceptable behavior.

Ironically, the people who suggest and support throwing your vote, are the same ones who declared themselves the patriotism police. They act as if they are true patriots by judging everybody else's patriotism. These people need to look in the mirror. Throwing your vote or suggesting others do it, is not the act of a patriotic American. It not only dishonors our country, but degrades our credibility around the world. How can we call for other nations to have free and fair elections, when we are willing to condone behavior that violates this very principle? True patriotism is putting the needs of your country before your own selfish wants. And as far as I can tell, Operation chaos is something our country doesn't need and is just some people's selfish wants.