Politics

Strange how family political views change. My father never voted for a Republican in his life - and I don't suppose mother did either as she usually went along with Dad on such things. I sat out the Eisenhower years - too busy studying. The general election didn't mean anything in Georgia as the Democrat primary always settled things. I actually changed party affiliation as a student at Tech because of the civil rights movement. Not negatively as you probably think but because the Democrat party in Georgia was completely raciest. Example: An Atlanta restaurant owner named Lester Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia by the Democrat House of Representatives even though he received less votes than the first Republican ever to seriously contest the office since Reconstruction. Lester Maddox was an avowed raciest whose symbol was an ax handle which he said he would use to keep blacks in their place. He had a barrel full of the handles at his restaurant that he sold to patrons. My father was a union man and followed the union line. We agreed to never discuss politics after I became an adult. I have voted for Democrats, however. Kennedy and Carter to be exact. But I only voted for Jimmy once. I actually came to like Bill Clinton during his second term. I didn't vote for Obama, but I felt good after the election and hoped as he did for a better America. I could still be persuaded to vote for a Democrat... but not this year.

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