I am politically aware, but not astute. A fact which was brought home to me when I had a conversation with my next door neighbor --from significantly more than six feet away, I hasten to add--in which she asked me if I was decided about the Senate race. I said that I was, thinking that she was asking me if I was going to be voting for Amy McGrath...who, to be honest, I thought was the only viable opponent to face down Moscow Mitch. Exerting no pressure whatsoever, neighbor then told me that she was excited about a fellow by the name of Mike Broihier. Knowing that we are of like ilk with respect to political perspectives (lawn signs, previous conversations, and one chance meeting at a rally at a baseball park a few years back), I asked for some details. And hey...I immediately started to like Mike.
So I got on the internet to do some due diligence.
There's a questionnaire available at https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Broihier which is worth checking out. It's not immediately obvious on the page...you have to scroll down until you see "Ballotpedia survey responses"...and then it's in a smaller window that you have to scroll through, so whoever designed this thing should really retire from web page design. If you don't feel like going to the trouble, here are a few of my favorite bits:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
Honesty. Integrity. Moral courage.
What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?
Honesty. Integrity. Moral courage.
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What legacy would you like to leave?
"Here lie the mortal remains of the man who saved the Republic by ridding the nation of Mitch McConnell."
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If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?
Huck Finn. He decided he'd rather go to hell than return his friend to slavery.
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What was the last song that got stuck in your head?
Wrong 'em Boyo-The Clash
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Well...THAT was unexpected. Mr. Broihier was also a Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Marine Corps (retired in 2005)...and I am coming around to the opinion that we should not allow anyone to take political office unless they have first served for at least a decade in one of the branches of the Armed Services. Just think about all of the problems we would NOT have if that rule had been in place for the past few decades? No Donald Trump, no Mitch McConnell, no Devin Nunes, no Jim Jordan. And oh, what a wonderful world it would be.
Anyway...I need to do some more looking, because my default setting on this upcoming election was Amy McGrath...but when I think about it, I know very little about her. When it comes down to the the general election, of course I would vote for my cat before I'd vote for Bitch McConnell, but it'd be nice to have someone who can do a little bit more for Kentucky than Jet i.
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