Life in a small town

The election is over and things are starting to sink in. Caldwell County, NC is probably one of if not the most Republican County in the US. It is about 63% registered republican and it votes that way.

Thus, good people, people who could make a difference to this county, who are registered Democrats or Independents have a very difficult time getting elected. I think it probably has something to do with the area being sheltered in earlier times and it has retarded the growth of a two party system here. I hope that the three commissioners that were recently elected realize that having allies in Raleigh is a good thing and we must reach out to them to continue to successfully build our economy.

I think Pres. elect Obama ( I really enjoyed writing that) is off to a good start on setting up his government and it appears that he is reaching across the aisles to put the right people in the right positions. I pray that he is successful and that we can once again be the United States of America.