As you all witnessed last episode, I've been pondering what it means to be a Republican. I mean, when you really think about it, it all boils down to elephants and donkeys. Do you want to be referred to as an animal with great memory capacity or an ass? JUST JOKING!

Seriously though, my parents are Republicans raising me in a mainly Republican Idaho. I related the Republican party to strong family values and work ethics that I witnessed in my patriotic farming community. We believed in "The American Way" — work hard and you will reap the rewards of your efforts. I could bore you with some facts such as Republicans tend to be more conservative fiscally, are more willing to go to war to keep the strength of our country, and that over the last 200 years have taken on many different images.