I was raised by a die-hard Republican, who raised me in a Republican county, and who, as far as I know, never voted for a "damned Democrat" in all of his life. And in my younger days I was a registered Republican.
After my stint in public service in the old hometown, I am now much more enlightened (I know everyone's a crook - it's just a question of degree), and I'm registered as an "Independent".
Most of my friends (particularly the doctor ones) are bragging about voting a straight Republican ticket. For Barack Obama, I'm thinking that payback for healthcare "reform" is gonna be a bitch.
Couldn't happen to a nicer (albeit, utterly clueless) Socialist.
Of course, lately, I've felt like I'm living in Mother Russia. I hear that now Ray Criscoe is not just protecting the liars running Randolph Hospital, but Keith Crisco and Mike Miller too. Maybe, in his search for credibility and integrity, good-ole-Ray should just make the community a list of the opinions we can't have and the people we can't say bad things about.
I digress. Alas, in Randolph County, voting a straight ticket would have me voting for a number of people who did not do right by me as my "representatives" in Raleigh (most specifically we talking about "Mista Speaka" Harold "I have to live in this town" Brubaker). So voting "the Straight Republican" was not something I could, in good conscience, bring myself to do.
A lot of spots were left blank.
I didn't vote for Judge Michael Sabiston either. Of course, he wasn't running against anyone.
That's the way it is in Randolph County. A good portion of the time, we don't really have good choices.
But I have the sticker that says, "I Voted". And I think I'll go have some tea now.
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