WE'RE WALKING THE WALK VERY CAREFULLY -- For Just A Minute Radio on Tuesday 120110

Finally the day of the first ‘official voting’ has arrived – and still it doesn’t seem to fulfill all the requirements for an ‘official election.

For instance, since Mr. Obama occupies the White House and the Presidency, in many states there is no ‘contested’ race to the nomination of someone to succeed him. Such was the surprise when we saw the person getting the most votes on the New Hampshire ballot early this morning… was Barack Obama! That’s not what we expected!

But as it turns out since there don’t seem to be active Democrat candidates in New Hampshire… at least “I” haven’t heard from them… I forgot there still *is* an election… of course it’s a

‘pro-forma’ matter in states where there are no active Democrat candidates… but since according to the TV mutterings… there were about 30 names on the Democrat ballot in Dixville Notch. I’ll leave the big counts up to the networks because I’m not plugged in there… as I write this… but I know the current President did get three votes out of Dixville Notch .. which was more than any other candidate for that office got. Is that an ‘ill-omen’ for the GOP or what? I understand there were nine or so Democrat names on the ballot… so apparently there was not an overwhelming Democrat tide… at least not according to that vote… but it was split several ways I suppose.

The answer to that question will be a long time a-coming… like till the ‘sixth of November… I think that’s election day… and I really don’t think there will be a ‘live’ candidate opposing Mr. Obama for the post… although stranger things have happened I suppose. So… to me it’s kind of half an election at this point. The Democrat Nominating Convention will be just up the road in Charlotte… and the GOP Convention will be in Tampa I believe. (Don’t have my notes before me.) So… there’s still a LOT of road (campaign road and thousands of gallons of jet-A fuel to burn to find out what’s going on.

But at least the process is underway.

And with that … I’ll make one last urging to lay down the cudgels and look at the horizon … see if there’s a brighter day coming when we elect those who are genuinely inclined to make the best of our Country and reunite us in peace and good fellowship.

Cordially, IN HIM

Jack & Barbara Buttram ‘

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WE’RE WALKING THE WALK VERY CAREFULLY

Just a Minute: Today is Election Day in New Hampshire. These are the first officially cast ballots in the New Hampshire Primary. Up to now it’s been straw votes in Iowa and caucus votes – which don’t count until they’re properly recorded and certified.

The first “official” votes cast in New Hampshire were cast just after midnight in Dixville Notch. In 2008 there were 21. Usually they vote on the 2^nd Tuesday in March but Florida moved up and others shifted including South Carolina.

Dixville is absolutely determined to be the first votes cast in national elections. So they show up in the middle of the night, vote and one minute later close the voting box to go home.

It isn’t the process that makes me nervous, it’s the lack of wisdom in some of our GOP leaders who are formed up in the circular firing squad to say intemperate things about fellow Republicans. Fellow voters read Romans Chapter 12. Pay special attention to verse 19: “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves…it is written Vengeance is mine; I will repay saith the Lord.”

<> I’m Jack Buttram.

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