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RIDING THE TRUMP TRAIN as published in Lebanon newspaper on 12/03/16

Eating crow is not very pleasant but it can be tolerated if your only other option is starvation. And that’s where I found myself in the recent election. It is no secret that I got on board the Trump Train at the very last moment. I liked where it was going from the start, the scheduled stops along the way, i.e. his pro-life stand and his support for the 2nd Amendment, his strong belief in our capitalistic system, his business knowledge and acumen, his support of our military and his belief in a strong national defense, his belief that people of faith have a right to practice their faith without interference from the government. But I didn’t like the way he drove the train - the quick brakings that shook everyone up, the crazy exits over to a side track before coming back on the main line, and the constant questions about whether he even knew the way at all. But when he brought Mike Pence on board as the second conductor, I thought maybe it was safe to get on, too. Like many