Will November 3rd bring a canned hush over the land?

"Voting red will bring peace to our shire. A canned hush. But voting in a bunch of Tim Walz clones (or clowns) - will not. Will Republicans screw this place up more than Democrats have? We don't know, because we have not had Republican rule since about the Civil War." 

Ever stop to wonder why we have elections? For a starter, if we did not, and just had the same old, same old every year, we would not have much of a government. Nor a country. But we do have elections. Every other year. And the purpose of elections is do one of two things - bring about change when change is needed or continue stability when everything is stable. It really is that simple.

This year, Donald Trump is not on the ballet. His time as POTUS will close out in two years. Then we will have new candidates to ponder. That being said, most of what I hear from those TDS folks on the left when ANY candidate on the right is discussed, is how much they are joined at the hip with Donald Trump. Here is a news flash - most, if not all, of the MNGOP folks who are running, have their eyes on the future. The future being beyond the next two years. As much as many of us who love Donald Trump and cherish the job he has done as POTUS, he (like Ronald Reagan), is about to fade into history. 

Let's for a minute talk about the needed change in Minnesota. If any state is ripe for a cleaning, a strong disinfection, it is Minnesota. We have knee deep graft and corruption. We have one party rule which is at the core of our problem. I know, I know - the Democrats would love to blame the Republicans for the gunk in the gears in our home state. Sorry - the Republicans don't today, nor have they for many years, held any power in Minnesota. This is all on you Democrats. You can carp and caterwaul about Donald Trump as much as you want, but it is Walz and company who run this state. End of story.

The red team has some real change agents running for office this time around. We have a woman who is the former Speaker of the House, who knows her way around the capital and more importantly - knows where the bodies are buried - running for governor. Or - we can elect the old and tired do-nothing Hotdish Amy. But Amy said she knows how to fix the graft in Minnesota. Really? Where have you been Amy? You have not done spit except cozy up to the Somali caucus. You have not done anything, nor will you. Why? You are spineless and nothing more than a Washington politician. Lisa Demuth would be a change agent who could fix things. But for reasons which could even stump Yoda, Klobuchar is leading in the polls. SMH.

How about for the open senate seat? Do we really want to put Peggy Flanigan in that seat? A woman who knows how to do NOTHING except pander? How about some change, Minnesota? How about an outsider who has name recognition and good ideas? How about Michele Tafoya? Heck, she is even pro-choice, which should mollify many on the left. Peggy Flanigan is nothing more than a goofball. Michele Tafoya is a serious candidate. 

Voting red will bring peace to our shire. A canned hush. But voting in a bunch of Tim Walz clones (or clowns) - will not. Will Republicans screw this place up more than Democrats have? We don't know, because we have not had Republican rule since about the Civil War.