The Birthday Bully Pulpit
September 18, 2020 My feelings about the current president are well-known to my family and friends. As a result, I have a few fewer friends and family on my Christmas card list. I didn’t vote for him for reasons that were both political and personal. Politically, my views did not comport with the agenda he put forth for the country. There were other moderate Republicans whose policy positions I could agree with; however, politics being what they are, those folks didn’t make it through the primary— he did. So I voted for another candidate, with reservations. Politically, as president, it turns out that I have disagreed with almost all of the policy decisions he has made. That’s what I expected and why , politically , I didn’t cast my vote for him. “ When people show you who they are, believe them,” said Dr. Maya Angelou, and that’s proven true. But my reasons for not supporting him were more than political. They were (and are) personal . So today, on my birthday