I Wonder What They're Like Up Close...

Today I filled out an application to volunteer for the Republican National Convention that will be held in Saint Paul this coming September. Mind you, though I generally try to be "post-partisan" when it comes to politics, most people who know me would probably peg as more liberal than conservative. So needless to say, it was not necessarily with a sense of glee and unbridled anticipation that I have decided to volunteer. Why then did I do it?

1. I take pride in my adopted home of Minneapolis/St. Paul and this an opportunity to show it off to people across the country.
2. It's a once in a life time event. It's not everyday a big political convention is held where you happen to live.
3. I figure it'll be good for the Republicans to see a black person helping out with their big show even if I have scant evidence indicating that Republicans trip over themselves to help out with the NAACP National Convention, the Urban League National Convention, or the State of the Black Union. I wonder if they'll think I am the next J.C. Watts....
4. Sheer (morbid?) curiosity.
5. I want to think to myself, "Barack Obama drinks your milkshake!" as I reflect on the glorious events of June 3rd.

Honestly, though, if I am to be a reconciler, I figure I must be willing to move into spaces where there may be people who disagree with me. I think this will be a great way to humbly serve my city and my friends across the aisle. Political reconciliation begins with us, THE PEOPLE!

Will I propbably have to hold my tongue a great deal? More than I even care to think about!

Will I lean a lot? Yeah

Will I blog about what is sure to be one of the most challenging reconciliation experiences of my life? Oh yeah

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