Hilary Clinton's Campaign Woo's Me to Near Insanity

Greetings!

It's kind of a neat thing to be in Iowa at caucus time. It's a thrill being first at something in the country. Most of the time people think of Iowa and they think something negative, something like "I wonder where they keep the State Tooth?" (bad joke courtesy of R. Smith--Denver, CO) but that doesn't happen at caucus time.

We are the first to meet the political candidates. They begin wooing us loooong before they really need to, and it continues for darned near two full years. As Iowans, we endure unending political commercials long before the rest of the nation starts to get them, and we continue to have them until the presidential election occurs, which is still darned near another full year away. It's frustrating, but it's still an exciting environment, being in the center of all the controversy between the candidates and the masses of news crews that follow them around.

I made the mistake of signing up as a Hillary supporter this past August at the Iowa State Fair. When I signed up, I just figured that I was showing my support for a candidate running for president...not a big deal. I really had no clue what I was getting in to. It's really been an interesting phone adventure!

I've gotten phone calls to participate in the campaign. I've gotten 4 phone calls making sure that I was going to Caucus for Hillary. I've gotten phone calls to seal envelopes. I've gotten phone calls to host private parties in support of Hillary in my own home. I've gotten phone calls reminding me to talk to my neighbors about Hillary. I've gotten phone calls to attend approximately 10 functions where Hillary would be present and/or speaking. The only phone call that I haven't gotten is the one to put a sign supporting her in my front yard! That's probably a good thing too, as I don't like those little blasted signs, and I wouldn't put one up anyway.

All I can say about this is..."Wow--how cool is that? They really want me to participate in the political process!" Unfortunately, I'm REALLY not the kind of person that Hillary wants involved in her campaign. I'm a middle aged man who suffers from severe back problems almost to the point of collecting disability. I run an "Adult" bookstore and clothing boutique, and my support will really do nothing to further the Hillary Clinton campaign and could, in fact, hurt it in the long run.

Perhaps I give myself too much credit. I do wonder how my singular personage could have an effect on any individual candidates campaign sometimes, but I know that it only takes one single mistake to blow a campaign. I remember being here when Howard Dean did his "I have a scream" speech. I was a Dean supporter at the time, and all it took was that one moment to kill his campaign and pretty much crush the dreams of one of the youngest political followings in US History. It only took that ONE moment to blow it all. I fear that if I were to hook up with the Hillary campaign, it would only take one time--one picture of her with me, and her chances at the presidency would be shot. It would only take one single headline or news story (or even a cartoon caption!) about a porn kingpin supporting the Clinton Cause. Of course, that is ludicrous and an absolute extreme, but it's a serious possibility here in Iowa at this time, and I won't be that person that hurts her chances that way.

I like the experience that Hillary Clinton brings to the table at this Caucus. I think that she will make a fine President of the United States. Many of my friends don't agree with me. They see her as greedy, manipulative, and as a model of the typical Washington Bureaucrat. They don't trust her. Well, maybe they are right, but my thoughts are this: Who better to run the greedy, manipulative, Bureaucratic government than someone who has those above listed skills? I want someone in there who knows what they are doing in that mess, someone who knows how to play that game and win...and I think Hillary is the perfect choice.

On topic for this blog:

I have a couple of cases coming up through Diepart in the next two weeks where our clients are requesting cleanings of their houses. I've never done this before, so it should be very interesting. Jesus Christ gave us all the authority to cast out demons and evil spirits in his own name, so I imagine that is what the group is going to attempt to try. I'll keep everyone posted.

Blondmyk