Jack’s Winning Words 11/5/18
“Your life is the result of your choices.  What will you choose today for your tomorrows?  (Robert Allen)  Recently, I saw this sign in a doctor’s office: “Thou Shalt Not Whine!”  Have you heard any political whiners lately?  Perhaps the whiners (or all of us) should read this  thought-provoking essay: “Is voting a right, a privilege or a responsibility?” Think about that!  If it’s a Blue Wave or a Red Wave, unless you have voted, “Thou Shalt Not Whine!”   ;-)  Jack

 FROM VW MARY:  All three, don't you think? Listened to a high school classmate rant about politics for over an hour last night ☹️.===JACK:  Over an hour?  Over a minute of ranting is too much for me..  A "RIGHT" is the most important to me.

FROM GOOD DEBT JON:  A result of choices and very much environment.===JACK: In Michigan we have a chance to vote on an anti-gerrymandering issue.  One way, or the other...the effectiveness of casting a ballot will make a difference.

. FROM FACEBOOK LIZ:  i voted early for the first time. voting is a right!===JACK:  Should the "right" to vote early be offered to all voters?===LIZ:  i do not like early voting, bc it gives our beloved gov’t more time to manipulate the results.  It should be left up to the states whether to offer it.===JACK:  As a child I was taught that "cheaters never win."

FROM HONEST JOHN:  Again, why either/or?     Why isn't it all three?===JACK:  As a citizen I have a "right" to reject all three and choose not to vote (without being made to feel guilty) .===JOHN:  But since voting is a duty  , you have a right to exercise your privilege.===JACK: Which "duty" is it?  A requirement? or a moral obligation?

FROM BLAZING OAKS:  Certainly both a right and a responsibility. My son's 92 yr. old wheelchair-bound mother-in-law is set to get out to vote tomorrow, no matter what the weather! She's blind and frail, but WILL vote. Listens to the endless news and political ads, so is well-versed on candidates!  I'm sure most of us are hoping for some changes;  We've lost so much morally, civility-wise and  sensibility toward those different than we are: Such divisiveness fosters hatred and violence! PRAY and VOTE! That's something we can all do! Then whine if we have to...:-(  (Our Governor's race is the most expensive in history...$$$ talks, but both candidates are far from Ideal! :-(  )===JACK:  Who is the IDEAL candidate?  When the crowd was asked what to do about Jesus, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him."===OAKS:  Yes, I hear you...even Jesus was not considered by this crowd,  worthy of being saved, or released.... The way of the World...?

FROM HUNGRY HOWIE:  If you don’t vote then you can’t bitch ===JACK:  There are winners and losers, and there are sore-losers.

FROM EDUCATOR PAUL:  Today’s WW motivated me to look up the derivation of the word “Whine”. It turns out that it is old english meaning”whistling through the air”. That means to me that whining is a passive activity void of action to help solve the problem. It has such relevant meaning today and tomorrow. So, we can “stop whistling in the air” and take action!   VOTE!!!!!!===JACK: A more descriptive word for whine is mewl!
...and, NO, I don't want to be paid to vote
FROM ST PAUL IN ST PAUL:  someone told me that in Australia,  they pay everyone a small amount to go and vote.  seems like a good idea to me.  also,  in AZ i often see this sign:  Stop in and we can WINE for a while:):)===JACK:  I like the rejoinder..."Do you want some cheese with that whine?"...and even setting aside a "Voting Holiday" would be subject to abuse.

FROM RS IN TEXAS:  re: whether voting is a right, privilege or responsibility......I think it's all three.===JACK:  During this "go-round" in Texas, responsibility seems to be the dominant reason.

FROM QUILTING CAROL:  I’m hoping that when the elections are over and voters have made their choices, the media will accept graciously whatever the results are.  This last two years of ‘whine’ by the media has me to the point of not watching many news programs anymore.  We can’t always have our way when it comes to people making choices; teams winning/losing a game.  Life moves forward and changes will be made; elections will happen again and new choices will be made and life will move forward once again and changes will occur…maybe to our liking and then again maybe not.  I would like to choose to look on the positive side of life, but understand there is a lot of unnecessary tragedy in life that we must also address.  Our area is worrying about a young 13 year old girl taken from her home after her parents were murdered and now 3 Girl Scouts and one of their leaders (a mom to one of the deceased girls) have lost their lives doing something good and others are injured by someone being irresponsible with his choice about drinking and driving.  PS It snowed here yesterday, stuck around for a while and then thankfully melted.  Might see more of it yet tonight and tomorrow.===JACK:  What disturbs me more than "the media" ate the PACs (Political Action Committees) which pay the profit-making/losing media to run the incessant ads...particularly the negative ones.  Give me a break (That will come on Wednesday)===CAROL:  I agree with this too…if you just listened to the negative political ads you know none of them are fit for office.===JACK:  ,,,and yet they see3m to be effective, which says something about some of the voters.

FROM THE SHARK:  That's why I always vote Jack, so I can whine often :)===JACK:  What I like from you is your inside knowledge/background to explain the reasons for a win or a loss.

FROM AW IN WB:  Well said, Jack.  Keep up your good work.===JACK:  After the voting is over and the results are tallied,  we need to be reminded of the last words from the novel, Gone With the Wind,.."after all, tomorrow is another day!"

FROM JDR IN PSCAL:  voting is all of things you mention.....oh, how I wish the California politicians could have been on term limits years ago===JACK:  Be careful what you wish for.  In Michigan we voted for term limits, and it didn't seem to make a bit of difference.