If you stop to think about it we are very fortunate to live in a country where we get to vote for the candidate we choose – or we don’t even have to vote.  That is a pretty darn nice choice we’re given.

It’s a right that many brave people have fought and died for over the years.

Freedom.  Liberty.  Patriotism.  These are a few of the things I think about when I am marking my ballot.  I’m not really thinking about the campaign ads or the money spent on the election or lobbyists or beef or baloney.  It’s me making the choice I like.

Speaking of choices, they were really tough this year because there are so many great candidates on both ballots (Montana law requires that you pick which party you will vote for and only use that ballot in the Primary Election).

Tonight many of the candidates will sleep like babies, meaning they will wake up every couple of hours and start crying…

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