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\"red-and-blue-america.png\"I am not a strong political partisan; I think I’ve made that abundantly clear in a previous post.<\/a> Yet over the past week, my senses have been assaulted by those who are, people who believe that they alone possess capital “T” Truth and are, without a doubt, politically correct.<\/p>\n

I’ve watched a constant stream of venomous TV ads (one Democrat suggested that his Republican opponent’s ineptness resulted in a little girl’s leukemia). I’ve listened to the sound of my phone ringing off the hook, followed by the inevitable voice message promising that if I elect conservative so-and-so, then the “good old days”<\/a> will return in all their clear-cut, black and white predictability.<\/p>\n

Not only have my senses been assaulted, but my intelligence as well. I’m really not sure who is politically correct; I find myself, rather, politically confused.<\/p>\n

But this morning, I have come to several conclusions:<\/p>\n