Well, I've successfully cast my largely-meaningless, mostly-Republican ballot in this mostly-Democratic state. There were no real lines to report. No jack-booted thugs at the polls intimidating me. And no one who seemed to have any real problems.

The woman in front of me in line was not on the registrar's list. The solution: she was given a provisional ballot.

At least in California we don't seem to incompetency apparently oft-displayed in Florida and St. Louis, Mo.