No Election Today

I had hoped to be celebrating the victory of Lonnie Spivak, the most conservative candidate running in the Republican primaries which were originally scheduled to end at seven this evening but have been postponed for two weeks due to our tragic, epic, thousand year flood. I still, of course hope Lonnie wins and triumphs again in the general election. A few million gallons of water though certainly puts things in their proper perspective- we are all Tennesseans and ultimately all more or less in the same boat. Those of us that recognize the merit of limited government also know that in emergent events like our current flood, only government can muster the resources to save lives. This police, fire protection, and national defense are necessary and proper roles and should be the extent of the reach of government along with guarding our borders where they are failing, and overseeing Customs and the collection of tariffs. On a personal note, two of those lost to the flooding were Joe and Bessie Formosa who my family had known as friends since 1938 when the Formosa produce business was located next to my family's wholesale liquor warehouse. They were magnificent strong family values people who stayed together in life and exited the world together in death. God bless their souls and the rest of those claimed by the devastation and destruction of the rising of the waters.