My own personal shame

Much to my sorrow, the NYT endorsed Chris Shays for Congress. Shays is the so called mavricky congressman from my district in Connecticut. He is notorious for taking a noisy and mavricky stand on one issue, and then for the rest of his votes is a loyal foot soldier for the republicans. I admit, I was once fooled. During his first term in Congress, he voted against aid to the Contras, despite tremendous pressure from the Reagan administration. Although I had not voted to elect him, in the next election, because of that vote, for the first and most likely last time in my life I pulled and R lever. I am deeply ashamed, and I once confessed to my Auntie my sordid secret. She won't let me forget it, and says that she is going to insist that my tombstone will read, "She once voted for a Republican."