Well, tomorrow is the big day and for me, it will not come fast enough. I have to admit, I am tired...tired of the "pundits", tired of the endless news coverage, tired of the dirtiest campaign ads I have ever seen. I have found comfort in the fact that tomorrow will bring closure to a two year roller coaster ride that has captivated the country. At least, I hope we will have closure tomorrow night. However, the knowledge that tomorrow brings closure also brings a sense of agony.

I have been watching different news programs with my family here in my hometown of Carthage. It's a small town that has been dying a slow death for about 20 years or so. Many of the town's small factories moved overseas or closed down years ago and the town is now a shell of it's former self. Tough times like these have created strong divisions between the town's citizenry...although most here still vote along conservative lines. I've talked to several people across the town today, and I cannot remember hearing one person say they do not know who they are going to vote for...no one is undecided. My grandmother cannot believe that anyone would not have decided who they were going to vote for. "How can they not know?" she asked me earlier tonight.

And yet, I still see polls that show high numbers of "undecided" voters. I know that many of these voters really have decided and want to feel that they are above the partisan bickering that has been taking place over the past several months. However, there are many out there who I believe are concerned. They feel the same agony that I feel. They feel they don't know which president is the president America needs. I could not bring myself to tell my family that I don't know which candidate deserves my vote.

My heart and my brain are at odds with each other. On one hand, I see a candidate that will bring immediate respect to our nation from a foreign policy perspective. On the other, I see a candidate with more foreign policy experience and a strong military perspective. Both have much to offer, but each brings frightening ideas to the table. Am I the only one who feels this way? Am I the only one who feels like I will be trying to pick the "lesser of two evils?" Either way, I am not going to throw my vote away like some others here may ask you to do. I will vote tomorrow and it will make little difference in the grand scheme of things. I just hope and pray that I make my mark for someone who will bring the right change to our country. Change that the country needs.