I'm not a very political person, mainly because I'm tired of hearing both the liberal and conservative sides of every issue. I suppose I'm somewhere in between, but I get discouraged about saying that too loudly. Why? Because one of my college professors said once that the only thing in the middle of the road is roadkill.

When I was a child and my parents would return from the polls, I wanted to know so desperately how they had cast their votes.

"Who'd you vote