The 60th Vote

 

 

"Fool us once, shame on  you. Fool us twice, we are idiots..."

Well if the polls are right, we are going to be stuck for another six years with "the 60th vote". Our own home grown comedian, the force behind the failed Air America debacle, Stewart Smalley of SNL fame, will again represent the good people of Minnesota. As elections have consequences, people usually get the government they deserve.

Well Rush Limbaugh this week said hold on - ignore the polls. The people of Minnesota have seen through the flimsy façade of Al Franken and vote for a change. Rush thinks that Mike McFadden will indeed be out next Senator. Oh, do I hope that Rush is right on this one! It is bad enough we let Amy skate right in for another six year term. The fight the Republicans put up for Amy's seat was tepid at best. At least Mike is showing some fight, some spine. He is calling a spade a spade where appropriate, and doing it over and over again.

What I find amazing about our electorate is how uninformed or uncaring many are. ObamaCare, the signature vote of Al Franken, is unfolding right in front of our eyes. The predictions which were made prior to it's passage, are coming true in spades. This is one expensive piece of work - and it doesn't work at that. Rates are going up all over the map with double digit increases. However, the real bomb will not hit until after the election - the employer mandate.

Al does not vote for Minnesota, he votes for Obama. Al votes for the DNCC. Al votes for the AFL-CIO. Al says he cares for the "working family". And yet during his six year term, real income has gone down. Jobs created have lower hours and lower pay than those lost. Good benefits have from reality to a part of our history. Who has done well? Wall Street for one. Because of the phony baloney and inflationary Federal Reserve practices, we are seeing a huge "bubble" in the stock market which is inches away from exploding.

Al has become just like Joe Biden in a way. Joe can make gaff after gaff. People will say, "Oh, it is just old Joe!" The same is becoming true for Al. He was kept a low profile. Even though he votes over 95% with the President, nobody seems to care. "Oh, it is just old Al!" The Low Information Crowd in our state thinks it is cool to have a celebrity representing us in Congress. In some respects, Al has become the Teflon Senator. Nothing bad seems to stick to him.

Well, I have already voted. Even though I never tell who I voted for, this time I will say who I did not vote for. Al Franken. Al's number needs to be retired and he needs to move back to Hollywood. We need a Senator who will represent Minnesota. We need a Senator who will help reconstruct our healthcare system after the disaster called the ACA is repealed. We need a Senator who is serious, yet has a sense of humor. Right now we have neither.