Well, it’s a big week-end. Presidential primaries on Saturday, and playoff games on Sunday. Most everyone you talk to can tell you who they support in all of those races, and passions run high.
My husband and I will root for The Patriots, because the Bears are out of it, and we lived in Massachusetts for 20 years. In the other contest, I’m supporting Green Bay because my daughter-in-law grew up there, and my dad liked them. Also, I think their uniforms are attractive. Last week-end, however, I supported The Colts because my husband is a Hoosier and their coach is a really nice guy. So sue me - I’m not a serious fan.
I am serous about the primaries, though, and it’s driving me crazy that my political support sounds about as well thought out as my sporting alliances. I like all three of the top democratic candidates, I really do. Obama promises to get us out of Iraq sooner, but Hillary is the health care maven, and Edwards is so nice and green. And really, they all talk a good game on those and other issues that I consider to be important. So it’s come down to a "beauty contest" for me, in politics as well as sports.
But even at that it’s tought to choose. Edwards seems so authentic and compassionate with his love for the poor and his son "in heaven" and all that. But Obama is a great speaker and smart as a whip, and wouldn’t it be a wonderful thing for our country to elect an African-American president?
In the final analysis, I’m a female with a daughter and two grand-daughters, Obama is young . He’ll be back. Hillary gets my vote.
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