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Shelley the Republican Now More of a Poker Charity Republican



While most Political junkies were waiting for the results of the Iowa straw poll this weekend, I decided to use my time to support a charity and participate in a poker tournament benefitting the Greyhouse Adoption League of Texas http://www.galtx.org/index.htm and the The Greg Buckner Foundation.

Yes, that's me with Dallas Maverick Greg Buckner after beating him out of the tournament and finishing third. More importantly, I was the last woman standing at the final table. In a tournament on Friday, I finished first beating out more than 60 players. Seems I'm on a hot streak unlike our friends Tommy Thompson, Karl Rove, and many others in the Republican party.

I suppose it's time for me to become involved again the process. Our choices? A LDS member, who by many other LDS members aren't inclined to vote for him; a former mayor, who probably is more liberal than most of us would prefer; and a host of other candidates that range from hippie peace fans to illegal immigrant supporters. Quite the bunch, huh?

On the other side, we have a former first lady, who is so conflicted I can't figure out from one day to the next what side she is on; a rookie, who talks out both sides of his mouth and is idolized by the youth; and their host of nuts who thrive on the chance to argue with Bill O'Reiley and then use that as a reason to raise money.

My favorite candidate due to the sheer viral marketing they have been able to develop is Rep. Ron Paul. Google him and you'll find all sorts of tags about how he won this or that debate. Heck, I didn't even see him on television, let alone realize he won. However, they captured the Howard Dean approach to campaigning and maybe he'll be the chairperson of our party soon.

The bottom line is our country is in trouble. We allow some French company to throw our markets into a panic, sub prime loans are kicking everyone around at the wrong time, liberal baby boomers think that illegal immigrants are going to pay for their social security, and it's hard to find any real support for our troops.

Like in Texas Hold 'Em, I'm going to be very patient with my big slick. I'm going to a meet and greet with Mitt Romney this week and hope to see if we can figure out if this guy has what it takes. Maybe I shouldn't be so concerned about his religion, but I have this gut feeling something is going to go very wrong in the court of public opinion.

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