Archive → August 17th, 2010
A drunk driver, a coward and a nobody walk into a governor’s race…
Even if you offered me briefcases full of money, it would be hard for me to select a desirable candidate this year in the Minnesota Governor’s race.
The GOP has a solid conservative in Tom Emmer, but he’s a two-time loser when it comes to DWI charges, and that’s one time too many in my book. You can have all the “right values” in the world, and if you don’t live by them, who cares? It’s going to be hard to cast a vote for Emmer as things stand now.
Trouble is, who else is there? The Dem’s best candidate, Matt Entenza, might have won me over, but finished a distant third. The winner, Mark Dayton, is and always will be a 9-11 coward in my book. He embarrassed the state enough by serving a term as US Senator; he’s done nothing to earn a reprieve from me… and he’d raise taxes uncontrollably.
Then there’s Independence Party candidate Tom Horner… a former speechwriter for GOP Senator Dave Durenburger back in the Reagan Era. Ehh. So what? He supports gay marriage and huge tax hikes, so he’s still a non-starter for me, as well as a nobody.
I’m really tempted to sit this election cycle out. With Entenza gone, there’s just no one to feel good about voting for.
