Why am I scratching my round bald head? Even up to today, I am still deciding who to vote for. I told you before that I never vote party line, I vote my heart. I am registered "unaffiliated" and not ashamed of it. For many years when I first learned how to vote, I never did the research on candidates, and just voted as I was told. Thank God for having a mind of my own.
Down here in NC, we get a voters guide that ask all of the candidates the same questions and gives them the opportunity to respond weeks before publications. I am amazed that a person running for public office would not answer the same set of questions posed to every other candidate running for the same office. Even when you go on their website, there is nothing that speaks to questions. They are even given the option of going on the NC Family website and answer the questions, and still no response.
I have watched so many debates, listened to far too many town hall meetings, read page after page of articles (realizing that the media can be one sided) and shook too many cold, clammy hands while looking into a Slick Willy Smile. So, I am scratching my head and looking into the incumbents past voting history to see where they stood. If I lean toward their record, I vote for them. My votes are all over the place right now and I haven't even gone to the polls yet. I do know that NC is a predominantly Republican state. I don't agree with everything they do, but they are starting to "say what the people want to hear" I need to see action and commitment to what you said.
I have filled out the page in the guide that allows you to write down who you want to vote for. I am going to go down the street to the clubhouse and cast my vote. I have asked God to direct my hand and give me the right names to vote for.
Do I want to see a shift in the House and Senate? Do I want to see things continue on the current path and see if the current administration can make a change? Will the President be standing in front of cameras reaching across the aisle? Will the other side of the aisle be in temper tantrum mode because they want their ball and go home? Are we fast becoming the people of Israel asking for "king" that we don't need.
Instead of scratching, I should be praying for God to heal our land. Once you get past all of the mudslinging, can I even see the true character of the people who want to be our leaders. I know we better pray for those who are there now and those to come. Regardless of what color takes over Congress, red or blue, we are still Americans, and we have to come together at some point and get our country back on it's feet. I know that I am not voting for the dude that sent 130K jobs across seas and is now clawing for his job. I hate to say this, but, join the club buddy -jobless and searching.
I love that I can be an American. I can say this with pride - I am committed to doing my part to make this a great country to live in. I will teach my children the value of their vote, and to never miss a chance to cast that ballot. I will teach them that abstaining means you are fine with the way things are and that you can't complain when things don't go your way.
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