My First Political Sign

Out of all my years that I have been around, all the time I could allow political signs to be placed on my property I have always resisted. First off it is no ones business how I vote. Also I so hate being branded one way of the other. For one thing I do not care who you are, if I think you are the better person, I will vote for you regardless of anything.



So why am I excited about this particular sign? Well it is not the sign. It is your basic sign with very little else. Also I am not even in this persons district, I’m on the wrong side of the street. It certainly is not because I finally decided to declare what party I tend to vote for. It is because Jim is my friend. And not just a friend. I think the following says it best.

A GOOD FRIEND WILL COME AND BAIL YOU OUT OF JAIL .......BUT A TRUE FRIEND WILL BE SITTING NEXT TO YOU SAYING, "DAMN, THAT WAS FUN!"

Jim is a true friend. Now we do not always see eye to eye and he so knows some of my buttons to push to make me hot under the collar and he take pride in pushing them from time to time. We have worked together in the past. Heck we were even partners in a small business for a little while before people decided it was time to disband. College football, hockey, and even the local minor league baseball team ... it is not the same without him there.

Let me give you an example of typical Jim. We are at the ball park. Jim is up getting beers and what should happen? A ball was fouled off into the stands in left field. As luck would have it the ball hit the ground and bounced all around Jim while he was waiting in line for cold beverages. I saw that he actually managed to get the ball. Now it just happened that my parents were with us at this game. I made sure they knew what happened and I said, watch, he will give that ball away before he even gets back to his seat. Sure enough, Jim found some little kid and made his day. That is just so Jim. I have a simular but much better hockey story but I will hold onto that one.

Will Jim win? I think he will. If he can knock on enough doors he will win people over. Also it helps the area I live in is somewhat republican and he is running on the republican ticket.

Will this post make any difference in his campaing? Of course not, that is not why I am posted it. As a matter of fact I do not even intend to mention it to him.

Will Jim make a good commissioner? You bet he will. He is responsable. He is very much a people person. He would love to hear from his constituents and is already thinking of changes he wants to make so he is more accessible. Jim is a dreamer but he also gets the job done.

There is one other thing that makes this so cool... think of the possibilities. Election Night Party, Woot!


In this Election, The clowns wear suits! –The Adventures of Blinky Bill