I finally have a child in the elected political arena. Can you tell by looking that this is my oldest daughter? Kind of surprised me that she looks so much like me! Let me introduce you to my daughter Debbie and her husband Carl. Well, we do not call him Carl. We call him Hammer. They live in a small town in eastern Kansas.
It seems that dear Debbie has gotten involved in the politics of the county. This seems to be the only one I raised that is into all the things I hold dear, like recycle, GMO, civil rights, animal cruelty, organic, and on and on we go. She was the first to stand up and tell them about recycle centers and I do not know what ever became of that. She is the first at the council meetings and holds their feet to the fire on all the issues.
She has been described as a pit bull. She stands her ground and listens to what is presented and then explains her point of view and then listens to your point and if it is unfair, the back bone straightens and locks in place and the tail with the stinger that was wagging is now poised right above her head. When she leaves the table, things are all as they should be and everyone is happy. Happy is what it is all about, isn't it?
Now Debbie did not run for this office. She did not campaign for this office, but when the votes were all in and the write-ins were counted, she was the clear winner. She received a letter stating that. Not sure what this entails, or when the entailing happens, but I am sure she will fulfill her obligation with pride and a fair open mind.
And our little Hammer is now the First Man. Some how when they were standing in front of the Justice of the Peace with my friend Shirley as their best man (many years ago ) taking wedding vows or roaring the highways and byways of western Kansas on their Harleys, they could not see what the future held. I sure never dreamed that my survivalist daughter would be the first politician in my family. I rather thought that would go to my son, but so goes it. For the record, I am pretty sure she is a Republican!
So, I send her my congratulations!
Hats off to Debbie Kiesel for doing something her mother never had the guts to even try!
