[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

After the Jim Jeffords fiasco, you'd be crazy to volunteer for any candidate other than a very close friend.

I would probably prefer living in a world run by the very close friends of Alberta's Child, but don't expect to see it. In the meantime we are obligated by God to fight for justice in this world, while recognizing that it is a world of fallen human beings. My approach is to find the best person I can, where there is a possibility of making a difference in the world, and work for his election. Even while doing this, I know that I will be disappointed in them after their election. I just hope that they might be marginally better than the alternatives.

[Alberta's Child]

Funny you should mention that. I have a very close friend who may pursue an elected position on a local level, and I have no problem volunteering for him or sticking my neck out for him in any way. He's an unconventional thinker with a lot of wisdom to offer.

My major concern with anyone else is that I know myself too well to risk volunteering for them. If I had worked on Jeffords' campaign and he had pulled that kind of crap, there would have been nothing to argue about in the aftermath. I would personally have made sure that he paid dearly for every minute of my time -- several times over.

That's why I wouldn't have volunteered in the first place.