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Our local newspaper is the Columbus Dispatch. They run opinion columnists that #1 are usually not top-tier writers and #2 are heavy in the liberal female demographic.
George Will? No way. The closest they will ever get is Kathleen Parker, on a good day. Usually it is someone more like Froma Herop
Today was a Kathleen Parker day, but not really a very good one as far as I could tell. Parker doesn’t like Rick Santorum. No, I didn’t say that right. Parker likes Rick Santorum, but she thinks he can’t win in a general election. So if the Republicans pick Rick Santorum then they are giving up the election and we get 4 more years of Obama.
Ok. So, she’s a political pundit and she gets to have an opinion. And her’s are probably better than mine seeing as how she gets paid to polish them.
But that brings up a question. Should the average voter vote for the person that they think is the best for the office? Or, should the average voter vote for the person that they think is most likely to win?
I find myself frequently voting for people who probably won’t win. And I am inclined to keep doing that. It is frustrating that the rest of the country doesn’t think the way I do. But sorting that out is the whole point of the election.
Dear Kathleen Parker,
Maybe the country won’t elect Rick Santorum. I can live with whoever does get elected. Obviously, I would like some over others.
I am not inclined to spend a lot of time trying to figure out what the rest of the country wants. It’s a free country, and a lot of these people are just plain idiots. I’m going to be true to my own understanding and vote for who I want to vote for. If that puts the “wrong guy” into office, so be it.