Having My Say

I don't usually talk about politics. It's a subject that gets lumped in the list with religion, overly emphatic life advice and the merit of pop music that one should avoid in polite conversation. But tonight I took a call from a very nice lady at the National Gallup Poll who wanted to know my opinions on a few things...President Bush, the war in Iraq, the state of the economy and terrorist attacks. And then she asked me to be part of the Gallup panel and consent to being polled on various subjects from time to time. I agreed. Not because I think I'm so smart. Or because I think I'm right. But because I have an opinion. And while some people in this country might not want me to express it if it isn't the same one they hold, that's one political stance I'll take outright. However little or much the Gallup poll impacts how leaders think and act, it makes me feel like I'm doing my part to be a voice that maybe isn't getting heard right now. And so I will cast in my two cents.