We watch politics, and study the candidates before making any decision, but this was the first time we actually got off our keesters to listen to them, and it was so worth the swim. (A rare monsoon rainstorm hit one hour prior to this get together...outside...at a park...at the bottom of the Thunderbird Hills...It was nice and cool, though very humid. Rain was falling, water was rushing, I am sure many people could not get there due to street flooding, but we were within two miles, so we had no excuse but to go)
We had the chance to listen to the candidates for U.S. Congress (John Shadegg, our current congressman, is retiring). We had already studied the weekend before and had selected Pamela Gorman as the one that, we felt, best represented our ideals and our thoughts for the future of our nation as a whole, and we were fortunate that she made the journey across town in rain and flooding to get there.
We also heard from other candidates for national and state offices. To actually hear them, to understand their understanding of the issues, was so helpful. Plus, this get together was a celebration of sorts, for the right for citizens to carry concealed weapons without a permit had been legislatively restored. I am so thankful that we did this, and I encourage all to take a chance to go and listen. The people we heard were not slick like some of our presidential candidates have been. They were REAL, and that meant a lot.Thanks goes to Senator Jack Harper, who now is running for our state legislature, for pushing this legislation, and for putting this event together.
Even if our selected candidates are not successful in the primary election, I do know that there are good people, with good ideals, running for office. In the present situation we face, that seems totally refreshing!!
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