On a Rainy Day

[H2O Man]

18. Very good.

I always respect and appreciate your thinking.

I do my best to be true to my values and beliefs. Part of that is remembering Malcolm X's teaching that instead of listening to what someone says, look what they do. I value that. I believe Malcolm was right. So I would recommend that people look at what any and every politician elected to represent them does. That can include their responses to those who question things such as the war in Iran. It can include learning who they get campaign contributions from. I won't speculate on if you might agree with that, but I thinking that it is public information, and citizens should be well informed.

Now, as for Senator Schumer. I have voted for him in virtually every Senate race he has been in. I recognize that he is highly skilled in campaigning, as he has never lost an election. I anticipate he will not lose a primary if one were to happen, and will vote for him again. I will vote for him, even if some third party candidate who represents my values in areas that Schumer definitely does not. I am a Democrat, since the day I first registered to vote.

At the same time, I won't donate money to his campaign, nor campaign for him. Instead, I will invest my money and energy into the campaigns of those Democrats who represent my values -- and there are many of them. These include those outside of my own congressional district and/or state. Heck, I did speech writing for a congressional candidate in Florida in the past.

I accept that in your mind, speaking the truth about one of those party leaders is wrong. That, in my mind, is the same thinking as the cowardly republicans in the House and Senate who refuse to disagree with the president. And that, in absolutely no way, defines my thinking. It's the exact opposite. I think that my late friend Rubin was 100% correct in his saying that anyone who fails to question "leaders" has betrayed themselves and their country. But, again, I can respect that you think very differently.