1pm on a workday

Yes, I know that I have been neglecting my blog.  However, things have been going smoothly in general, and my internet access is iffy, at best, when I’m not at work.  Greetings from work.

I actually wanted to write today to express some disappointment in some of the democratic processes of this country.  When the fellow interns and I heard that President Obama was going to be in Bozeman on Friday (only an hour and a half away) we were all really excited to drive over and see him speak.  Then, come to find out, the program starts at 12:55 pm.

It makes no sense to me to hold a public forum about public issues and exclude anyone who works during traditional hours.  It’s not even during the school year when a lot of students would be able to make it.  So, I don’t get to go see the President speak because I’m fortunate enough to have a job for the moment? (It ends in a week and a half)  This forum is about health care, and my federal job presently doesn’t cover anything health-wise that I can’t take care of at the park clinic, and my high-deductible policy premium just went up this month … I’d like to have a chance to see the people that I helped elect into office talk about issues that are relevant to me.

1pm on a Friday?  Really?

~ by Jess on August 12, 2009.