I'm so frazzled. Somebody, please talk me down! [View All]

I was just at the P.O., trying to fill out 8 forms for 4 separate certified mailings, including a couple items for the IRS. All of a sudden, the other woman at the table -- middle aged, like me -- began to talk to me about how my taxes would go up if I voted for the wrong person.

I said that I cared more about my two sons not going to Iraq or Iran than about what happens to my taxes. I was just going to let it go at that, but she wouldn't stop. She said that's why we have an all-volunteer army. I said it couldn't remain that way if we started another war. She said we have to defend against "terrorists," I said they were in Afghanistan, not Iraq, she said they can come from anywhere -- ARGHGH!!!

I won't go into the rest of our long, heated, exchange, but she's convinced that McCain is essential to our national security and that Sarah Palin is WONDERFUL! A BREATH OF FRESH AIR! And SMART! And that Obama has NEVER DONE ANYTHING. At one point she walked away, saying we would never agree (DUH), but then she came back to argue some more -- while I'm still struggling to fill out the forms.

I hope I didn't mail the wrong thing somewhere. I feel like I should take a shower. Or some blood pressure medication.

Help! Stop me before I eat all the Halloween candy!