My daddy was a blue collar worker for years at Reynolds in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. He was a yellow dog Democrat until the party left the working people and moved further to the left. He now is on the other side. When I first started really hearing about politics, it was during the Nixon Watergate scandal. I lived through that and the Ford and Carter administrations. Anyone remember the LONG gas lines and being limited on how much you could actually buy? The first election I could actually vote in for president was Ronald Reagan. I have been registered as a Republican for a long time. In the past 8-9 years, my opinion has changed because neither party will attempt to work together for the GOOD of the American people. I believe in a balanced budget, less federal government control, local education decisions, a strong military and term limits Now I identify as an independent. I have never voted a straight ticket and do not plan on voting that way. There are some good folks at the local levels that are Democrats and I will vote for them. I will vote every election and vote for the man or woman I think will do what is best for the township, county, state and nation.