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A Family Divided
R. Alex Whitlock
An interesting thing that my brother noted the weekend before last. If we all vote the way that we think we will, all four members of my family will be voting for someone different. It's not every day you can say that. Particularly for a family that all voted the same way in 2000 and either voted the same way or split 3-1 in 2004.
For those wondering, the most likely recipient of my vote will be Carole Keeton Strayhorn. It is actually a close call between her and Bell. I have tried mightily, but I just can't take Friedman seriously. Even as seriously than I could take Jesse Ventura of Arnold Schwarzenegger, both of whom ran more serious campaigns.
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Wow. I don't know how much more serious a guy can get than to jump through as many hoops to get on the ballot as Kinky did this year. Not that I expect you to vote for him or anything. But Strayhorn...???!!!! And "serious" used in the same breath???!!! Wow.
I guess we agree to disagree and all that. :-)
Ethan again
Enough beating around the bush... tell me how you /really/ feel!
I'd have less problem with Strayhorn if what she is saying today was the same thing she was saying last year, but she strikes me as precisely the "can't trust them" politician that gets us into so much trouble.
So, my options? Perry (who I can't stand and who is a verifiable liar), Strayhorn (who's changed her own positions multiple times during the campaign), Bell (who I personally respect but whose political stances I don't agree with) or Friedman.
Kinda like Giant Douche or Turd Sandwich, you know?
I don't actually disagree with your assessment of Strayhorn. I think this will be the first time I voted for her since 1996. My hope is that since she will have reached the apex of her career, she will finally get out of permanent-campaign mode and govern for the sake of governing.
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