A Sound Defeat in the Primaries

It's election time here in Williamson County. In such a predominantly red county, the Republican primary often determines the entire race. Today I feel as though I am doomed to the fate of a fledging Democrat. Since before she was born, I've been oh-so-subtly chiming "I love Daddy, I love Daddy" as a not-so-subliminal way of encouraging Amelia's first word to reflect her affections for the strong male influence in her life. There's been some intense competition between Beth and I for Amelia's first word (so intense that I don't even know if Beth realized she was competing). Yesterday, I was dealt a stunning blow...almost as bad as being caught with an intern. While not really a word, Amelia's favorite new sound is "ma". She repeats it over and over and over. I've mentioned before that she likes to try to sing along with the choir at church, well, last night it was a symphony of "ma's". To the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star (honestly, it was close), we had "Ma, ma ma, ma, ma ma ma, mom mom mom, mom, mom mom. Ma, ma ma, ma, ma ma ma, mom mom mom, mom, mom mom". I'm not giving up until the fat lady sings (or the chubby baby talks), but my campaign is going to have to start working overtime!

PS - It looks like the woman won again...how have they stayed in power for so long? I'm not a big fan of Hillary, but if we let her be in charge of the country, do you think we men could be in charge or the household?