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The Empty Chair 2022

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This year the chair is empty

Thanksgiving traditionally begins the Christmas season. Each year I share this article because I know that even those who have read it before may see it in a new light this year.

You may discover that this year, the message is more real than ever because for the first time, you experience that empty chair.

Christmas is supposed to be a time of great joy and happiness. This year is different for many.  You probably know some for whom it is different. You may not realize it, or maybe it just slips past you in all the hustle and bustle of the year. It is quite possible that you are one of those for whom Christmas is different. 

There is a special chair in someone’s home that is empty this year.  It may be the straight back chair at the dinner table, the office chair at the desk in the study, the lazy boy in the den, or some other special spot. It was a favorite for him or her. 

You may have seen it on a daily basis.  It may be in a place on the other side of the country.  It may be a memory from years ago. 

Last Thanksgiving or some past Christmas, there was someone sitting in that special chair. This year it sits empty.

It is that empty chair that consumes your mind.  Everyone else is buying presents and talking about celebrating the season with family and friends. 

All of that joy and celebration only intensifies the absence of the one who should be in that empty chair. You may feel guilty and hypocritical because you do not feel very merry at all. 

King Solomon said that for everything there is a time; “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;” (Ecclesiastes 3:4 ESV)  

If you have an empty chair this Christmas, it is okay to take some time in the midst of the celebration to also weep and mourn. If you do not have an empty chair this Christmas, pause for a moment and think of someone who does. Your most meaningful gift this year could be to let someone know that you also notice the empty chair. 

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Vote Early, Vote Herschel

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Imagine the national champion Georgia Bulldogs taking the field and kicking off to start the SEC Championship against LSU. After the kickoff LSU lines up to start their first offensive drive.

Inexplicably, the starting lineup for Georgia and the coaching staff leave the field and go back to the locker room. Meanwhile LSU has play after play after play running over the 3rd and 4th string lineup and running up the score.

Reporters scramble back to the locker room to see what is going on. Coach Smart explains that he believes the most exciting part of the game is the 4th quarter. He has a 4th quarter playbook that is absolutely unbeatable with a proven record.

He insists that no one ever outscores Georgia in the 4th quarter. He says that he believes that fans ought to learn to stay for the whole game and watch what happens in the 4th quarter.

A football game is played in four quarters, not just the fourth quarter. No matter how flawlessly a 4th quarter strategy is executed, if it has three quarters of the opposing team having free reign and rolling up the score, it is a tough hill to climb.

The scenario above is ludicrous. Yet, the Republican party plays a 4th quarter strategy while leaving the Democrats on the field practically unopposed for 3 quarters.

Early voting will begin either on Saturday, November 26th or Monday, November 28 for the runoff election on December 6. The kickoff for this game is not on December 6 – that’s the 4th quarter.

The kickoff is either Saturday, November 26 or Monday, November 28. The date is in litigation as I write this commentary.

Whether it is the 26th or the 28th, is not my point. The fact is that it is clearly not December 6.

I know that many Republicans do not like early voting. I do not like it either.

There ought to be a national holiday on election day with absentee voting allowed by excuse only. That would eliminate nearly all opportunity for fraud.

There is a vast difference between what I think ought to be and what is. The rules of the game say there are four quarters, not just the fourth quarter.

I can choose to play by the rules that I think ought to be and have a tremendously heavy lift created by my own actions. On the other hand, I can choose to play by the rules that are, and aggressively compete in all four quarters.

I encourage, exhort, beg, plead, you to make the opportunity to vote early for this runoff and vote for Herschel Walker as our next Senator. Republicans will win if we play the whole game and not wait till the 4th quarter.

There are good and practical reasons to vote early. The first reason is that we are not promised tomorrow.

You do not know what may happen. It could be a flat tire on the way to vote. I know that you do not plan to have a flat tire or some other emergency – no one does.

In this race, the choice is clear and you know what you will do at the ballot box. So, go ahead and take care of what you know you will do. Vote early.

A second reason to vote early is that it helps our side. The more people who vote early, the fewer people we have to call and remind to go vote on election day.

It is kind of like the safety instructions on the airlines about the mask. Put yours on first, then help someone else. When you vote early, your vote is in the bank and you can help someone else.

So, when the polls open next Monday, show up to vote early and vote Herschel.

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You Are the Red Wave

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You are the red wave. We have been hearing a great deal of talk about a red wave or red tsunami.

If traditional voting day Republicans show up Tuesday then the predictions will come true. If too many presume victory and let Tuesday slip by without voting, then we will experience the depths of despair.

Early voting turnout has been unprecedented. Many voted early for the first time. This election was so important that they broke a lifetime habit of election day voting to cast their vote during the three week early voting period.

There are still large numbers of Republicans who hold to the tradition of election day voting. It is vital that we have an overwhelming Republican turnout on election day.

The job for every conservative between now and 7:00 pm Tuesday is to ask those we know if they already voted. If not, then ask again on election day.

At this point, the goal is not to convince people to vote Republican. The goal is to make sure that those who will vote Republican go vote.

The talk of a red wave cannot be taken for granted. If you have not voted, then let nothing stop you on Tuesday.

The red wave has not developed yet. Make sure we have one. Vote Tuesday. You are the red wave.

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