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    Times up for me boys and girls

    -----it's voting time in PA for mail-in ballots.

    I will not mail my ballot but rather take it to a secure drop box about 7 miles away. That box is available 24 hours a day 7 days a week until 8 PM on election day.

    I have used this method since it first was offered without concern and even more so, confidence that it works as required. I will get an email within 24 hours of dropping my ballot confirming receipt.

    Now to the important part---I have decided to abandon my previous choices of Paul Ryan and Alfred E Neuman and actually vote for a Democrat, Kamala Harris. I do that with regret, I do not think she is a qualified candidate and I have little hope that she will become a suitable President---but she will not be a destructive force on this nation and the Constitution. She is not ruled by anger and vindictiveness. She also seems sane, something trump is not.

    I will drop my ballot---not joyfully but with a heart felt prayer that our beloved country will live on.

    So---there you have it my friends, a true Republican in conflict
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I'm in the same boat
    "The only thing that we learn from torture is the depths of our own moral depravity"

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    I'll vote by mail as I've done for the last 10 years. I'm able to track whether or not my vote was received.

    One of the reasons I like voting by mail is I get to have the ballot in my hand. I can then check out every candidate or special issue online. And, Wifey and I can review each other's ballot to ensure we have not made a mistake.

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    I find on my ballot the inexorable Jill Stein is running on the Green ticket for the third time! Her previous runs were 2012 and 2016. She has impressive credentials but much too far left for me.

    A snap shot: She is a medical doctor and graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Medical School. She has been a life long advocate of progressive goals.
    I have to respect her for her commitment and resolve
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    This is a portion of an article written by ...Andrea Widburg.... concerning the agenda of the democrat party should harris and waltz get into the White House . The full article may be read using the link provided .

    While the article is about waltz , I believe the positions are also those of harris . While the stated ideals are but a small portion of any agenda , they highlight just a few of the reasons I could never cast a vote for the democrat ticket .




    I know many people wish that the Republican candidate were someone other than Trump. But as the old saying goes, if wishes were horses, than beggars would ride. The reality is that Trump is the Republican nominee. That fight is over. The big fight is ensuring that the electoral demise of a Democrat ticket that explicitly (or implicitly, through their deeds, associations, and appointments) believes in open borders, a gender-confused army, unlimited abortion, a government-controlled economy, racial balkanization, sterilizing children, destroying Israel, destroying hydrocarbon energy, erasing free speech, and ending the right of self-defense.
    No matter your personal feelings about Trump, that’s a fight Republicans must win. No one should allow the communist wolf in clown’s clothing make you think that this fight isn’t an existential one for the American constitutional experiment.
    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog..._clothing.html
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    IV, IMHO the "american stinker" is nothing but a mouth organ for trump, the world's biggest liar. Anything that comes out of them automatically goes into a "will advise file".

    I am not defending the democratic ticket, I am sharing my opinion of much of the ultra conservative right who has no need for honesty.
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    My final tally:

    Total votes possible =7
    Votes for Republicans= 3
    Votes for Democrats= 4

    Votes for the least bad = 3 (2 of the 3 resulted for votes for Democrats)

    Total parties other than Republicans and Democrats represented on the Ballot:

    Libertarian (5 offices)
    Green Party (3 offices)
    Constitution Party (4 offices)
    Forward Party (2 offices)
    American Solidarity Party (1 offices)
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    "...sterilizing children..."

    Dammit. Knew I forgot to do something today.

    Hunter
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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    "...sterilizing children..."

    Dammit. Knew I forgot to do something today.

    Hunter
    Not to worry my friend----MTG said she would be happy to assist and take care of it---she was planning her dinner menu
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I'll catch up later. Preparing to destroy the USA is a young man's job. My plate is full.

    Speaking of dining: Beef is for dinner. Jewish space lasers can cook a Texas Longhorn in 7 seconds flat.

    Hunter
    Back because a Wise Man said to me, "We're all fallible, and recognizing our own errors is just part of the learning process."

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    Quote Originally Posted by UTAH View Post
    I'll catch up later. Preparing to destroy the USA is a young man's job. My plate is full.

    Speaking of dining: Beef is for dinner. Jewish space lasers can cook a Texas Longhorn in 7 seconds flat.

    Hunter
    .....just don't forget---they only cook the kosher parts---the rest of em they vaporize
    "A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
    "Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
    “You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis

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    I'll pass... Ben will have my back with a write in vote..... Checks in the mail Ben.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Independent Voter View Post
    This is a portion of an article written by ...Andrea Widburg.... concerning the agenda of the democrat party should harris and waltz get into the White House . The full article may be read using the link provided .

    While the article is about waltz , I believe the positions are also those of harris . While the stated ideals are but a small portion of any agenda , they highlight just a few of the reasons I could never cast a vote for the democrat ticket .




    I know many people wish that the Republican candidate were someone other than Trump. But as the old saying goes, if wishes were horses, than beggars would ride. The reality is that Trump is the Republican nominee. That fight is over. The big fight is ensuring that the electoral demise of a Democrat ticket that explicitly (or implicitly, through their deeds, associations, and appointments) believes in open borders, a gender-confused army, unlimited abortion, a government-controlled economy, racial balkanization, sterilizing children, destroying Israel, destroying hydrocarbon energy, erasing free speech, and ending the right of self-defense.
    No matter your personal feelings about Trump, that’s a fight Republicans must win. No one should allow the communist wolf in clown’s clothing make you think that this fight isn’t an existential one for the American constitutional experiment.
    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog..._clothing.html
    Umm yeah. Not
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    Quote Originally Posted by Phillbo View Post
    I'll pass... Ben will have my back with a write in vote..... Checks in the mail Ben.
    Have you forgotten?...Cash only......Ben
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