I’m apathetic on politics. I’m a cynic in general, but I rack it up a notch when I talk politics. Politicians are lying, stealing, thieving, conniving…ahem, sorry about that. The American public is sick of the same old stuff too.

My father-in-law was a mayor and now sits on a city council. You should know that I speak in generalizations. I just had to say that. So, I get this phone call.

Caller: May I speak to McGregor Scott? [Kudos for not saying it backwards]

Me: He’s not here. May I please take a message?

Caller: This is Linda So-and-So from the Rudy Guillani campaign, and I’m calling to ask for his support in the upcoming election.

Me: If he were here, he’d tell you that you couldn’t PAY him to vote for Guillani.

Caller: Who would be your second choice candidate?

Me: Do you mean my FIRST choice? [Not trying to smart off here] Because Giuliani is not my first choice, it seems that you’d want to know who my first choice is, not my second.

Caller: Okay.

Me: Ron Paul.

Caller: Uh. [Long pause as she realizes it’s pointless to get someone on a Ron Paul to a Giuliani. You might as well try for Hillary.] Okaaaaaaaaaaaay. [Pause. Papers rustling.] This call was paid for by the Rudy Giuliani Presidential Committee. [See? He paid to call me. I just wanted to use that post title.]

Click.

My introduction to Ron Paul came via this You Tube video. It’s inspiring. You should watch it, if only to understand good marketing techniques. After I watched it, I wanted to jump on a horse with my hair flying in the wind and yell, “FREEDOMMMMMMM!” I’ve since read up on him, watched him on TV, and feel comfortable with our family’s support of Ron Paul. (I understand why many nice folks don’t see things the same way, and I still love everybody. Lather, rinse, repeat.) I’d even put a bumper sticker on our van, but I don’t do bumper stickers. I’m just saying that the thought occurred to me for the first time.

It seems the Christian right is all split up on their anointed candidate. When the dust settles, I hope we’re all still speaking. The beautiful thing is that since we’ve converted practically all our friends to supporting Ron Paul in the primary, it should be pretty easy.