I was a reluctant Republican all along. But I’d have been a reluctant Democrat, too. Understand, I could not possibly have believed more strongly in democracy. The right to cast a vote according to personal conviction is, to me, the pulsating heart of American liberty, but I always thought diehard party loyalties and predetermined straight tickets were a bit fraught for Jesus followers. Hand-shaking and back-scratching could be hard to tell apart.
