Welcome to the back porch… Had it built in February this year with the expectation of that crisp fall evening sitting out here enjoying a cup of coffee. So I sit out here on the back porch in 72 degree weather, short sleeve shirt and shorts, pondering what is the difference between autumn and fall? Hadn’t really thought about that before. Actually both words are correct…get this, according to the folks at Reddit it’s a regional difference and most notably in British and American English. Americans typically call the season “fall”and Brits call it “autumn”. Also Reddit makes the point that the correct spelling is indeed “autumn”. Now that works right into a perfect segue for what’s really on my mind. As I understand it here in America we elect representatives to make known the wishes of their particular constituents. Now this can get confusing to many of us. The House represents citizens based on district populations, while the Senate represents citizens on an equal state basis, this in turn constitutes our Congress. So I must ask who is this caucus? Well the folks at Merriam-Webster define such as a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy.  There are 435 voting members proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. That brings me to the events of the past few days. Now we know that there is another divide of opinions here which are referred to as political parties. Now within these political parties, which for some reason there exists another group of people that also caucus together, we have fertile ground for differences of major proportions. If I understand this right there are at least four or five different caucuses within the House itself. So here is the question of the night here on the porch. Take this home and ponder over it. With all these units within the governmental structure and given the position we ordinary folks hold…you know, us who sent them there to do a job…who is listening to us. Get with your Caucus before next week and come back to the porch with an answer.

jk