I have never voted for a candidate who won the election.  This is probably shear perversity on my part.  I have never had a gut feel that the fellow who eventually won was the correct person for the job.  So it is with much trepidation that I let myself feel enthusiastic and plan a vote for one of those fellows seeking the job of president of the United States.  A private and personal commitment to vote for one of them is a sure way to doom them to a footnote in history. 

Being a political junkie, however, I cannot resist a discussion of politics.  I found a perfect one in Fort McMurray on Friday.  A group of northern Albertans all too willing to offer opinions on the next US President and what it would mean for the oil sands.  I listened and prompted to elicit more opinion.  All in the hope I would find support for my candidate without dooming him to failure. 

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