Swing Vote

Tonight, after a day of kids jumping on trampolines and swinging on ropes, I watched a movie with the kids. That's something I haven't done in a very long time. I watch The Simpsons with them, but that's about it. Tonight's movie starred Kevin Costner in The Swing Vote. I enjoyed it right up until the ending. A Presidential election (Kelsey Grammer as the Republican, and Dennis Hopper as the Democrat) comes down to one vote in Texxico, New Mexico. Kevin Costner is an alcoholic man who gets to cast the deciding vote. Both presidential candidates get real as the movie comes to the climax. Costner finally behaves in a way that gives his parentified daughter something for her to be proud of him.