I got a call from my 19 yr. old grand-daughter who told me she REGISTERED and got another friend to register too! At first I didn't know what she was talking about. She had told me she wasn't going to vote because she was sick of crappy politics. I gave her so many examples and reasons and finally told her she would regret it some day. I had even taken her to D.C. for an anti-war march when she was 11 and she has told me many, many times how much she enjoyed the whole trip. I didn't know what else to do.
Her brother just graduated from FSU and was trying to get an additional loan to get his master's degree but so far has been denied. We had set up a college fund for both of them but it didn't cover all the costs so he had to get a loan anyway. I told him it was a disgrace that the average college debt was $29,000 and that last week Germany made college FREE in their country.
He's still trying to get a loan but the experience has opened his eyes to some realities of "life!" She decided to go to college locally at Manatee county and lives at home to cut down on expenses and also has a job. He just moved back home so I suppose she's learned a few things too!
ANYWAY, that's 2 more votes for Charlie! Whew, just in the nick of time!
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