I notice things. \u00a0Not in a \u201cCSI\u201d way, but ordinary daily \u201cstuff\u201d. \u00a0Especially when it\u2019s a part of who I am. \u00a0I cannot hear aircraft in my vicinity without looking up to see what it is. \u00a0I cannot hear a Harley going by without at least a glance. \u00a0Same goes for political signs and stickers.<\/p>\n
\u201cUp heah\u201d in my area of Maine there are far more Obama stickers than there are for Romney. \u00a0Now, you would think I would be concerned by that, and many of you locally would say that isn\u2019t accurate.<\/p>\n
Of course it is. \u00a0I\u2019ll tell you why.<\/p>\n
The why of it all is that I am still seeing a marked preponderance of stickers for Ron Paul.* \u00a0All by themselves. \u00a0Not covered by, or even next to, a Romney sticker. \u00a0A Ron Paul sticker is, at this point in time, a de facto Obama sticker.<\/p>\n
New Englanders\u2019 stubborn individualism, in the mix of reasons to move here, was not ranked low on the list. \u00a0It is reminiscent of the old meme: \u201cMy mind\u2019s made up, don\u2019t confuse me with the facts\u201d. \u00a0MANY Mainers are STILL committed to voting for Ron Paul. \u00a0\u201cAyuh. \u00a0He\u2019s the man foah the job\u201d. \u00a0In MANY ways, I cannot argue with that. \u00a0Some of you may remember that I was NOT an early supporter of Mitt Romney,(D-MA). \u00a0I CAN, however, argue that the CURRENT president is NOT \u201cthe man foah the job\u201d, but that same Maine-granite-determination WILL put him back in that office if you insist on voting for Ron Paul!<\/p>\n
A study was cited on the news not long ago that third party candidates have never, (combined…), garnered more than ten percent of the popular vote. \u00a0Not Anderson, not Perot, not Nader…NONE. \u00a0Not green, workers, socialists, communists or any other parties. \u00a0Combined.<\/p>\n
Ron Paul cannot and will not win. \u00a0As well, he can not and will not be a significant drain from the Democrat party\u2019s vote tally. \u00a0He will, however, be draining votes from the party running AGAINST socialism, communism and totalitarianism…ahem…I MEANT the Democrats.<\/p>\n
In all of the years that I have been voting I have nigh never missed my chance…(well…once. \u00a0It was a school board election in a town I had only lived in for a few days and stayed in for only a few months…), at not only exercising my RIGHT to vote, but the moral, social and civic responsibility to vote. \u00a0I am of the \u201cif you don\u2019t vote you can\u2019t belly-ache\u201d school of thought. \u00a0I have NEVER told anyone to NOT vote. \u00a0Au contrere, I have been harping on people for the greater part of my life to register and vote! \u00a0My one and only issue with it is, as the late Jerry Clower put it…\u201dBecome an informed elector\u201d \u00a0Please, friend, wherever you live. \u00a0Vote with your head, not with you knee.<\/p>\n
* While the Maine delegation came down for Ron Paul at the convention, the fact is that they will, (HOPEFULLY!), vote the way the population tells them to. \u00a0Mind you, they\u2019re not under any obligation to. \u00a0Just something to keep in mind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I notice things. \u00a0Not in a \u201cCSI\u201d way, but ordinary daily \u201cstuff\u201d. \u00a0Especially when it\u2019s a part of who I am. \u00a0I cannot hear aircraft in my vicinity without looking up to see what it is. \u00a0I cannot hear a Harley going by without at least a glance. \u00a0Same goes for political signs and stickers.<\/p>\n