Issues first and then candidates

THE holidays will be upon us soon and it is to be hoped that we will all take time off after the tensions of Christmas shopping and timely family reunions to reflect on what kind of candidates we should support in the coming elections of May.  The political pot is boiling a bit too soon and indeed we will have to take that into account.

The first step in our discerning assessment of candidates is to pick out the issues that are of concern in our universe.  Issues that we have to address are usually problems that have to be solved or decisions that have to be made.  Once we have an idea of what concerns us, we look for the candidate that can answer them best to our satisfaction.