Introduction

Okay let me be clear- I am NOT a Hoosier- I was born and raised in Maine and moved to Indiana protesting loudly! I consider myself a New Englander- my ancestors settled New England beginning in 1620 (yes they were on the Mayflower) and never saw fit to leave.

 

I am from a very small town (warning: I despise small towns - but that's another topic!) and eagerly waited to turn 18 so I could leave. I actually left 1 month before my 18th birthday- which was 1 month after I graduated high school. Yes, I was a wee bit excited to be travelling FINALLY!

 

I matriculated to Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah where there were more girls in my dorm than people in my hometown! Yes I am LDS- which has had its own challenges throughout my life! I met the love of my life there; we married and had our daughter before he graduated.  He then moved me to Indiana so he could attend graduate school.  29 years later we are still here. We have moved within Indiana and I find myself pleased with our community- most of the time!

 

I will share my rather unique perspective as a New Englander living in “flyover” country in today’s political landscape. I have always been a political junkie – I remember watching the Watergate hearings with fascination at age 11.  I followed politics from then on – considered myself a Republican from the start.  I became a huge fan of Ronald Reagan when he campaigned in neighboring New Hampshire my senior year of high school.  I consider myself a conservative Republican. I am conservative both fiscally and socially. I DO NOT BELIEVE IN POLITICAL CORRECTNESS.  As I have famously stated : “If I offend someone by accident it’s a SLOW day!”. So here is where I’ll share my thoughts, insights, and criticisms of today’s politics- let the reader beware: I am a blunt New Englander and I tell it like I see it! If I think someone a fool or ignorant I will say so. If I find a policy or law I disagree with there will be no question as to why – no need to “read between the lines”.