Congratulations Senator Bozo the Clown
July 1st, 2009 | by Sqotty |I haven’t been writing in a while. Bad thing to do. Now I find myself living in a state that has become the butt of America. Minnesota is sending a real Bozo to the U.S. Senate. No surprise there. Al Franken, one of the biggest bafoons in in Amrerica, has won the court challenges to the corrupt recount of the 2008 vote.
The election last November was originally found for Norm Colman, in a very tight contest. Only during the recount, where different standards were applied in different districts, as opposed to a uniform standard as defined by Minnesota law, did Franken succeed in stealing the election.
As part of the aftermath, I was listening to Mike Galliger on my drive to work, and how he (correctly) blames a few so-called conservative Republicans that refused to vote for Coleman over a some marginally important issues (like ethanol subsidies). A call from the Twin Cities helped vindicate his rant against Minnesota voters.
Fortunately, not all of us were that short-sighted and voted for Barkley as a way of protesting Coleman. Unfortunately, too many people used a vote for Barkley as means of not voting for Coleman and being able to claim that they didn’t vote for Franken, so it isn’t their fault. I hate to break it to you, but if you are in that category (and I know some people who are), it IS your fault that Minnesota is not the laughing stock of America. Your short-sightedness has caused this.
Which is better:
A) voting for a candidate who has no chance of winning, regardless of whether you agree with him on issues.
or
B) voting for a candidate who can win, even if you only agree with him around 50% of the time.
If you chose A, then you are part of the reason we now have a Bozo the clown in the U.S. Senate.
For those of you who voted for Barkley out of protest, did you realize that he is closer to Franken on the issues than Coleman was?
A long time ago I learned my lesson about voting for third party candidates. When you do so, you don’t get the lesser of two weasels. You get Bozos. Like Clinton in ‘92. (Yeah, that’s right. I was one of the millions who voted for Perot. A regret I have learned to live with.)
So to all of you Minnesotans who thought that voting for Barkley as a protest because you just “couldn’t hold your nose and vote for Coleman,” all I can say is Thanks a bloody lot.
On the flip side, Franken will certainly help push Obama’s new drug policy on America: “You must share!” Junkies in America, Rejoice!
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