THE UTAH AMICUS

Dr. Kim Christison ~ Candidate, House District 68

Fifty-four years ago I was standing in the kitchen with my dad listening to the election night returns of the presidential race between Senator Adali Stevenson and General Dwight D. Eisenhower. I was four years old. The memory is vivid. There stood dad, six-feet two, decked out in his Highway Patrol uniform, shiny boots, shiny badge—he must be General Eisenhower I thought. The little red plastic Truetone radio would crackle and sputter and I was trying to make sense of what all those distant voices were saying. It must be important because dad had a look of worry on his face. It had something to do with Democrats and Republicans and his side was loosing. Yes, I could actually pronounce their names but had no idea who they were or what they meant. Man to man, looking dad straight in the eye I asked, "What's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican?" Dad's answer was quick and unequivocal: "Under Republicans," he said, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Under the Democrats, everybody has a chance. Now son, I've got to get to work." A simple distinction and dead on target. If asked today what's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican I would say as certainly as did my dad, "Under Republicans, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Under the Democrats, everybody has a chance. Now, I've got to get to work."

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Dr. Kim Christison
Theatre Arts Department
Snow College
Ephraim, Utah 84627
kimch@snow.edu
(435) 283-7480