I think I might be a democrat . . . .

I have been a registered republican since I was 18. No wait, I think I orginially registered as a democrat when I was 18 and didn't even know the difference between the two. Then I learned more about the parties and what my own beliefs were and have been a republican ever since.

For a while, I was a one issue voter. Abortion was it for me. I couldn't vote for anyone who would be in support of killing babies. Faith was a huge issue for me as well. To have leaders with lives based in Christ was important to me. That still is. But, I've realized that I can't only vote for people because they support or reject abortion. That's an issue that is great fun and important to debate about, but when it comes down to it, I don't see that as an issue being resolved in the political world anytime soon. I choose to focus on my own family and concentrating on how we choose to teach the girls about the sancitity of life instead of putting all my eggs in one basket on election day.

I've come a long way. I am trying to learn about all the presidential candidates and vote based on faith as well as important issues that must be addressed: health care, the environment, and security--to name a few.

When I thought about the issues that were important to me, I realized that I don't seem to fit into either party very well. So, I took this online evaluation. I had to go through a list of issues, rank their importance and indicate whether or not I supported the idea. The end result was that I am most closely matched (71%) with Bill Richardson, a democrat. And most of my other close matches were democrats. So, I'm afraid that I might be a democrat.

Now, I am probably not going to vote for Bill Richardson because he doesn't have much chance of winning, but I am open to considering others--in all parties.

I might just have to be an independent. We'll see.

If you are my dad or my uncle Wayne and you are reading this, you are probably falling off your chair--both for different reasons.