Proud of My Educated Future Voter!!



The man to the right is Henry Ayers, the owner of the
 dealership where we purchased our cars.

 Yesterday, Selena and I took the two youngest boys and our daughter and headed to the Mitt Romney political rally in Newport News.  The weather was nasty, but we had never been to a political rally and figured this might be the only time we will ever get to one for a Presidential candidate.

So, we packed up the boys and grabbed Anna's backpack and headed to Victory Landing Park.  We were woefully unprepared for the weather, all of us getting soaked to the bone, except Anna.  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of her, snug as a bug in her covered backpack.

We were interviewed by the local CBS affiliate and ended up on the 11pm news.  I was also interviewed by ABC radio on our way out of the park.

It was a very cool experience, even if dampened by the weather.  Gov. Romney arrived early and cut his comments short due to the nasty weather.  He did not elaborate much on how he was going to accomplish his five points he has come to talk about, but I didn't expect him to.

My 17-year-old son, Daniel, has been having some very spirited debates with me about the Presidential race.  I tease him that he has been drinking the Liberal kool-aid because of the views he has.  But I am very proud of him.  He will never be an uninformed voter.  I may not agree with his views, but he at least has them, and stands by them.

Our debate last night centered on the fact that he claims that Romney has no details in his plan.  Essentially, according to Daniel, this means he has no plan.  I, on the other hand, don't expect a candidate to give me great details in his plan.  I believe that it is too hard to keep promises that are too detailed.  I do not need to know "how" Gov. Romney is going to skin the cat, just tell me which cats are getting skinned.  Give me enough detail to know what it's about, and I am good to go.

Taxes seem to be Daniel's rallying topic, and my least worried about.  But it is a good example of my point.  I do not care which loopholes Romney is going to try to close, just that he is.  I want to allow him the leeway to close whichever ones he can and not be hamstrung to close those he "promised" he would.

I am also proud of Daniel for choosing something that he believes strongly in and educating himself on it.  This is where he and I really differ on the issues that are most important to us.  Where Daniel is most interested in fiscal issues, I am more focused on the social issues.  I worry more about Pro-Life issues, religious freedom and gun ownership issues.  Daniel appears to be more of a fiscally liberal individual and worries less about social issues, especially those that do not affect him directly.

I have a great deal of respect for my sorrowfully misguided son.  He will never vote for a candidate based on skin color, ethnicity, or religion.  And thankfully, because I don't agree with whom he would vote for, he won't be able to vote this year!!!