A Warhorse Hears the Trumpets....

This election is a historic one – but not for the racial and gender reasons usually cited by reporters. For the first time in fifty-odd years, there was no heir apparent in the form of a President seeking reelection or a Vice President seeking to move up. Both parties fielded ten actual candidates, as well as others that didn’t materialize, and it’s the non-starters that say the most. Condi Rice, Al Gore, Newt Gingrich, Colin Powell – the persistent rumors that they would run which lasted so long says a lot about how people on both sides weren’t satisfied with the candidates that did emerge. But this time, nobody can say they had no choices.

I’ve never been to a National Convention, even though I’ve been active politically for decades. My fondest memory is being a Republican observer in Worcester when the ballot boxes were opened and the votes were laboriously hand counted- for Ronald Reagan. This year, Massachusetts has its best chance of going Republican again, and I’m really looking forward to being part of the process that makes this happen.