Republican at the door...

[Flavin]

Saturday in Overland Park, Kansas, Kreighauser (right-to life repug) came to the door as he worked down our street (4th house in very long suburban street). He visited our door, as my wife is regestered 'unafiliated" (but I love her anyway) and he got our address from the election office.

I greet him at our door, the day was nice and sunny so I don't mind hanging out.

"Hi, im running for Kansas House of Representatives and...."
Interupting, although I realize it is rude to do so "What's your party afiliation?"
He says "In Kansas it doesn't mater as we run unafiliated and..."
I ask "What's your party afiliation?"
He Replies "it doesn't matter in Kansas Elections and your regidetered unafiliated.
I ask a thrid time.
He sighs, slumps a bit, looks beat and says "Republican".
I say, "Well in this election, this house is voting for ANYBODY with a democratic afiliation. Because of the War and the ethics and the economy."
He says "I'm only running for the state house".
I say "Your still a republican".
He honestly looks totally disspirited!
My heart which is demcratic, opens in a show of compasion, "I bet you've been hearing alot of that these last few days and it's been pretty rough, huh."
He shakes his head in afirmation.
I wish him luck all the same.
I peeked out a few minutes after he left and he was no where elese in our neighborhood.

Later that afternoon a girl scout arrived, I voted for 15 boxes of cookies to represent me for the year in the deep freeze.

Flavin