Oh, I know it's the way things are done. I just hate it. I've voted Republican (Nixon) when I felt the candidate was the best man for the job. The majority of the time I've vote Democratic. I have not regretted my decisions. I have regretted some of the decisions made by the majority but have accepted that part of the price of living in a democracy is the simple fact that the best person will not always win. (Otherwise, why wasn't Stevenson ever our president?)