by Kay Wilson

I am a multi-generational Republican. My grandfather and father only made one “X” on every ballot for their entire lives.

My political leanings, even throughout my younger, more rebellious years, have been of the conservative, let-the-marketplace-sort-it-out type. Less government is always the best. If our churches would step up and take care of societies’s challenges, we could have much less government. Plus my theory is the church could do it more efficiently and with more compassion. But we’ve been trapped by the adage, “We’ve always done it that way.” So thinking outside the box is not easy, especially for traditional institutions like churches.

This week’s election, which was an important one, was easy for me. I grabbed the blue Republican ballot, a strange color choice, but that was the ballot for me. I was able to choose easily who I felt was best qualified for the open positions. I should add my congratulations to those who were victorious and a note of appreciation for campaigning and being willing to serve to those who were not the top vote-getters this time.

State and local candidates are real people for the most part. They seem to relate well to we who live in a rural setting and understand our traditional values. But when we begin to study the national election choices we have to make in November, I am a lost puppy.

I keep hoping the Republican candidate will basically shut his mouth. Because it seems every time he opens it, he alienates me and most of his potential constituents. He has been disrespectful to so many, including his opponent, the handicapped, women and the press. While I can not vote for the Democratic candidate for a whole host of reasons, for him to call her Lying Hillary is absolutely ludicrous. He has told so many fibs to maintain the next media soundbite that he should be referred to as the lying candidate.

So I will stay tuned in and absorptive to all information that will give me credence to mark my November ballot with pride. Or at least I hope.

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