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11/01/04

It's Tomorrow People. Decide.

I had a friend who truly was undecided. Unlike a lot of others who taunt the undecided's, I had a lot of respect for her because, unlike me, she kept mixed company with people from all sides of the political spectrum. She had heard the passionate arguments on both sides.

But this friend of mine is not a "swayable" person. Ultimately she knew it was her own decision. She told me recently that she had filled out her entire absentee ballot, leaving the president choice for last. When she finally got there, she looked at the names, and she asked herself two questions:

1. Has the world and this country gotten better in the last four years?

2. Do I believe that the world and this country will get better or worse with this person in office?

Then she chose. I hope every voter in the country would vote as honestly as they could on those two questions, and ask them of themselves.

Andy Rooney: Please Choose