Sign, sign, everywhere a sign...

Wow! First of all thanks to everyone who helped make yesterday a record day for this blog. That's the funny thing about blogging, you never know what post will strike a chord with people. I would have never thought that detailing my experience at the polls would be such a draw. Did you notice all the campaign signs yesterday? I mean all the illegal ones? A lot of people don't know this but in Kansas City it is against ordinance to place campaign signs on public property. Most candidates ignore this, especially on election day. Signs appear overnight down the choicest of thoroughfares in the hopes of swaying those last minute voters. I know it's not a big deal. We all step over the line now and then. Who hasn't exceeded the speed limit, if only accidentally? It does bring up a serious ethical dilemma for me. I want to obey the law. I think playing by the rules is a big part of demonstrating your ethics. I saw huge irony in a couple of candidate's signs yesterday. Placed illegally just about everywhere I turned were signs with the word "Integrity" on them. Hmmmm.... Question is am I willing to put myself at a disadvantage by following the rules when conventional wisdom says my opponents will be sign bombing Ward Parkway and Brookside Boulevard in the midnight hours of February 26th? Does it make a difference either way?