It is funny that I spent 85 percent of my life not writing a word. I had secretaries even sending out thank you cards of any even minor writings; the biggest writing gig I did was write my name on a payroll check. Then after a self discussion one night late, I decided to run for the US Senate against sitting Senator Wicker (2018). My writing skills were awful, my spelling was atrocious, and many folks, including many in my family, asked me to quit writing and hire professionals to write for me. As I always, I decide that I would conquer the writing world and at least be able to communicate enough that I would be understandable. I did 98 percent of my writing and fought through all the ridicule and held my ground.

One text was sent to me from someone in the establishment explaining that I was miss guided and that without millions of dollars, my election to the senate would, at best, get 2 percent of the vote, not a nickel more. They had seen I had put 50,000 dollars in my campaign with a smiley face with three more after that with tears.

The answer to him took a couple of days; my first writing was attacking his very existence on the planet, then my second writing was way too girlish for my liking, but after eight or nine times, I had an answer that suited me. By this time, I had Grammarly connected to my computer to help my spelling but not my other problems.

My answer: I, Sir, am an American . I know the odds of beating a sitting Senator are not good (96 percent of the time, they win). I know my money looks small to you, but guess what? It is some of the money saved for retirement for my wife and me that I have not even told her yet I was going to use. My running for the Senate seat isn’t for glory or the earned promotion for coming up the ranks of the political ladder; it is for my great-grandkids in the future I will never know. The spending by congress at the rate they are going will bankrupt the nation by 2030; we will be at 50 trillion dollars in debt. As a conservative, I like to keep things as they are by changing slowly, knowing causes and effects can be outrageous. My coming off the couch never running for dog catcher may be laughable to some, but I have great respect for men and women in the state of Mississippi; if I lose, I will have gained votes that money can’t buy from hard work. (note; in four months, from couch to primary, almost 18 percent of the vote)

In closing, we, as Americans in the past, have had leaders come along at the right time to correct the nation’s tilt. Rome, in bad times, placed dictators to rule for a period of great upheaval. The very fabric of our country is being torn apart by people that have a love of money and or hate our nation, our founding fathers, and our heritage. I will not give up but wait for the opportunity if it comes along, politically or otherwise, to save our great state and nation.

“The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself.”