As the election draws closer, I am seeing Harris/Walz signs on lawns as I drive to work. And the number seems to have grown a little in the last few weeks. I drive through an old, established neighborhood in St. Louis called Webster Groves during my commute. Turn-of-the-century Victorians with wrap-around porches and giant elm trees line Elm Street (of course) as you drive through it. It’s a nice area. I kind of wish I lived there sometimes.
To live in Webster Groves, you probably need to be a doctor, lawyer, or a business owner. It’s not cheap. Having had a good education is probably the prerequisite to the career that provides the income to afford living there. I doubt there are many blue collars except for the ones that cut the grass.
So, as I drive through this area, the question keeps appearing in front of me like the flight data on an F-16’s HUD display. “Why in the Hell Would…
