A Torch has been Passed

 

by Pa Rock

Observer of History

 

Jimmy Carter, the man who along with his wonderful wife Rosalynn, set a very high bar for public service by former First Couples, has been in hospice care for twenty months.  He turned one hundred just over two weeks ago on October 1^st, but reaching the century mark was not the former President’s primary motivation for hanging onto life.  He told family members that his goal was to live long enough to vote for Kamala for President.
 
And yesterday he did that very thing.  His grandson confirmed that Jimmy Carter cast a mail ballot early Wednesday – and that he definitely voted for Kamala Harris for President.  The fact that Carter cast his vote in his home state of Georgia, one of the few hotly contested states in the nation, well, that’s just gravy!
 
If Jimmy Carter, a centenarian in hospice care, can summon the strength and resolve to vote in this very critical election, then dammit, we all can!
 
Vote as early as you can, and vote like democracy depends on it – because this time it really does!