Tuesday, September 20, 2011

While Nobody Noticed...

Our Glorious Leader in Des Moines pulled a fast one... he dangled an appointment on the Iowa Utilities Board in front of Marion Senator Swati Dandekar which she accepted, triggering a November 8th Special Election for the now open seat.

Brilliant politics by Our Glorious Leader, I'm grudgingly forced to admit. He didn't want to sound too anti-gay crazy during the campaign and kept issuing blanket neutral statements with a head fake towards family values whenever someone pressed him on it, but he knows how to read the writing on the wall. Subtle, subtle...

But kids, pay attention because this is important: control of the entire State Senate is now up for grabs. Democrats are already suiting up for this one- and rightfully so. I'm not normally a fan of either party and Lord knows there's a long list of things about the Democratic Party that set my teeth on edge or send me into uncontrolled spasms of rage, but in this case, I'm all in. I don't want homophobia enshrined into this state's constitution. I don't want government- any level of government messing with definitions of family, love and marriage that are frankly none of their damn business.

Marion is just a short car ride away, kids. Write a letter, send some change you find in your couch cushions, go knock on some doors, volunteer- because this is now for all the marbles.

Game on.

(This would be interesting and oh so smart. Please tell me it's more than a rumor!)

(P.S. Also suspect- the quick burst and then deafening silence from the mainstream media on this. Control of the Iowa Senate is up for grabs- you'd think in this political climate, that would be a bigger deal than it is, but apparently not.)

(P.P.S: So NOT a rumor! Awesome awesome awesome! Get behind Mathis, Democrats!)

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