Today, an acquaintance of mine whose one claim to fame is knowing the drummer in Eric Clapton's band, someone I don't consider smart or knowledgeable, but, at the same time, someone who represents a majority opinion here in the close-minded red state of Arizona, forwarded the following sickening email to me.  I've had enough and told her as much. Let the ostracizing begin.

 from Jerry Molen:

We just experienced an over hyped, positively outrageous primary
election season that has left me cold and wondering where the heads of
our citizens are hiding out.  Must be someplace where the sun doesn't
get to very often.

At one time in my life I was a determined, dedicated and ever loyal
registered Democrat.  Then something happened (Lyndon Baines Johnson)
that turned my life around and gave me much pause as to the veracity
of a party that dwelt on and fed off of the most unfortunate among us.
Some of those unfortunates were in their positions in life by way of
their own choosing and others were there by circumstance. But always,
always with a door open to them to reach for new heights, achieve new
goals, change their lives for the better.  And also, always ever
present were the bottom feeders doing everything they could to take
advantage of those who had not or have not seen the light of better
days and times nor realizing they were in fact the masters of their
own destiny.  They had come to believe that they were dependent on
those in power in Washington and that they would look out for them and
take care of their every need.  They are still waiting and expecting all
those promised freebies.

Most people aren't even aware that the Democrats ruled Washington for
over 40 years.  It wasn't until 1994 when the so called Gingrich
Revolution changed that for a short period of time.  Nor do people
realize that it was the Dem's that created the failed policies of the
many entitlement programs that are falling apart right before our
eyes.  Please do not think I find the Republicans blameless in all
this.  They too, suffer from ego inflation and greed motivators built
into the system.  It's just that the past few months I've listened to
the rantings and railings of the left in America calling for more
giveaways and better ways to obtain the proverbial 'free lunch'.

I think that to sum up my feelings and why I am so set apart from
those within the circles of political power and influence can be
illustrated best by a quote by noted basketball legend and talk show
co-host Charles Barkley: 'Poor people have been voting for Democrats for 
the last fifty years... and they are still poor'.

And now with the election results comes the promises of 'change'.
'Change we can believe in.' 'Change for the future'. When in fact if
you really, I mean REALLY listen to what the new messiah is asking for
is not 'change of policy' or 'change for the better'.  He is warning
all of us that he wants our change all right, 'loose change', pocket
change', social change and political change.... So people wake up.
For if you don't, the change you get may not be the change you were
expecting or the change you wanted.

To close my screed, I want to leave you with some JM predictions in
the event the junior Senator from Illinois becomes President and
especially if the House and Senate are veto proof.

1). Strict new gun laws will be enacted even though he promised he
 would not.