Take The Day Off

Charlie Sykes, Cindy Kilkenny and other right wingers think it is absolutely absurd that Barack Obama is encouraging people to take the day off of work on Election Day. You know, trying to get voters to polls and promoting democracy is just such a waste of time and benefits no one. Yeah, OK, whatever.

I would like to know how they justify saying it's bad for Obama to do this, when someone they both have supported, Scott Walker, has done the same darn thing. Here is the link (I hope) of Walker's memo to county employees, encouraging them to take the day off on Tuesday, and helping out at the polls. In case the link doesn't work, here is a copy and paste of the same memo:

TO: Milwaukee County Employees
FROM: County Executive Scott Walker
RE: Election Day Workers

November 4 promises to be a very high, perhaps record breaking, turnout. Thousands of poll workers will be needed by municipalities to staff more than 300 polling stations throughout Milwaukee County. The City of Milwaukee alone projects needing more than 2,500 Election Day Workers.

Municipality clerks are actively seeking poll workers to ensure an orderly administration of the elections.

The November 4 election is a minor holiday for Milwaukee County employees. I am writing you today to encourage you to consider working as a poll worker on election day in your municipality. Poll workers are compensated for their time and some municipalities offer shift schedules to make it even easier for you to participate.

Attached is a list of the municipal clerks for all Milwaukee County municipalities. If you would like information on serving as an election worker, please contact the clerk in your municipality.

Municipality Phone Number Ext.
Bayside 414-351-8811 107
Brown Deer 414-371-3050
Cudahy 414-769-2204
Fox Point 414-351-8900
Franklin 414-425-7500
Glendale 414-228-1718
Greendale 414-423-2100
Greenfield 414-329-5219
Hales Corners 414-529-6171
Milwaukee 414-286-3491
Oak Creek 414-768-6500
River Hills 414-352-8213
St. Francis 414-481-2300 125
Shorewood 414-847-2601
South Milwaukee 414-762-2222
Wauwatosa 414-479-8917
West Allis 414-302-8294
West Milwaukee 414-645-1530 124
Whitefish Bay 414-962-6690

What's really ironic is that he is encouraging county employees to take a day off and get more tax money to work at a poll. But for what it's worth, I actually agree with Walker and hope more people get involved to ensure that everyone who has the right to vote, gets to vote.