Sunday, 2 November
Good Morning
Jack…
I’m already
thinking of all the things I want to do once this campaign ends Tuesday. For starts I’m going back to the gym and work
off about fifteen added pounds. Next I
will get back to doing all the frivolous and inconsequential activities that
make my life worth living. I will take a
vow to stop grabbing junk food and shoving it into my mouth. Finally I will not watch a lick of news for
the next three months. Yes, the election
results are going to be that bad. About
a week ago I decided our best strategy for saving Senate seats was to pray
long, hard and often for divine intervention.
With the election two days away that’s still the strategy. There’s still hope. It’s the bottom of the ninth. We’re down two runs, two out with a man on first. Pinch hitting for the pitcher is an aging star
hitting two-ten. My fingers are crossed. I’m wearing my rally hat. I’ve also got one foot in the aisle, ready to
dash for the exit and beat the crowd out of the parking area.
My new
rallying cry come Wednesday is “Wait till 2016.
We have them on the run.”
I believe
Kay Hagan wins North Carolina. Jeanne
Shaheen should fend off Scott Brown in New Hampshire. Then it gets dicey. Michelle Nunn has a bit of a chance in
Georgia. Mark Begich might pull off a
surprise in Alaska. Anything’s
possible. The remainder of Democrat
hopes are swept away by a swell of Republicans at the polls. Good-bye Mark Pryor. Bon Voyage Mary Landrieu. There goes Mark Udall and Alyson Grimes. What was the name of that guy who ran against
Joni Ernst in Iowa? Joni is the name
everyone remembers. She’s a vet and she
grew up castrating hogs. She’s charismatic
and one hundred percent Iowan. Imagine her
facing off against Hillary Clinton in two years. Would it be interesting or too much like
Sarah Palin?
It’s an
election. We do this every two
years. We check the nation’s mood. I think we’re grumpy. It’s all about the economy. People can talk about ISIS and Ebola but we’re
really thinking about the need for good jobs and a decent pay check. Families are uncertain about their
future. Politicians don’t get reelected when
the best they can do is deliver doubt. Mark
Udall should know that, yet he made his campaign about a woman’s right to
choose. OK, but this is not the burning
issue of this election season, especially with Hispanics – a key Democrat
constituency in Colorado. There’s been
no movement on immigration and Hispanic voters feel like staying home Tuesday.
Mark Begich says
he’s a thorn in the side of Barack Obama.
Anyone believe that? Yes, he does
vote ninety-plus percent of the time with the President. Alaskans know. They can read. Alyson Grimes won’t admit she ever voted for
Barack Obama. That’s
understandable. He’s very unpopular in
Kentucky. Grimes can’t hide the
obvious. She’d probably lose no matter
what she said or did. Running from the
President made little difference. You
might as well stand up and be counted.
Speak for
what you believe. We needed a forceful
argument for Democrat positions and we were handed fear and drivel. People needed a lively debate on substantive
issues and we got the usual finger-pointing about the other guy. Whose fault is this – the politicians? Stop kidding yourself. Candidates deliver what works with voters. We are accountable for the behavior of
government and our elected officials.
Democracy puts the responsibility of rule in our hands. It’s in the Constitution, beginning
with: We the People.
Be
informed. Speak your mind. Run for office. Cast your vote.
Love,
Dad
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