The Native Iowan

Some folks get it. Some do not… 11.11.11, I shan’t explain it, here.

Lest We Forget

But I am compelled to comment on the political scene that USofA is.

For decades the goings-on of the US political scene have entertained, maddened, confused and frustrated many an observer. As “A Stranger In A Strange Land” kinda guy, I have always been on the outside looking in. I was germinated and propagated in the US, then allowed to grow and mature in a non-US-political environment.

For the casual observer such may not be of huge import. But from a practical point of view it’s huge. Being on the outside looking in. Offers the observer a certain amount of clarity not found from within.

I have had the fortunate misfortune of spending the majority of my days in some form of Parliamentary system. Noting well that the system in the Solomons is not the system in Australia, etc, etc. Coming from the US it was quite a task to logically come to terms with the differences. To figure it out for my own mental calculations.

And, of course, there is nothing like the USofA. It is an honest aberration. Almost an accident.

I shan’t go into the various differences within the three systems I am a card carrying member to. It’d take way too long. And my day beckons. I have things to do. But as I drink my coffee, as I prepare for my list of “things to do”, I’ll comment a little bit on the recent Mid-term elections in ethnic USA…

As we have seen in recent years, the US is basically divided into two equal and very much opposed visions for the future. The recent elections are often called by the smallest margins. It’s common to see neither mainstream candidate receive over 50% of the ballots cast. It’s often a case of “too close to call”. When this happens it boils down to the State-wide “machine in power” to start the shenanigans. Right or left, red, blue, green, yellow… all political machines have a dirty-play-book.

I mentioned above “ballots cast”. Not VOTES, not votes, but Ballots. It’s not about casting your vote and filling in your legal ballot. Not at all… it’s about counting ballots. Its about fishing for ballots, harvesting ballots, manipulating ballots… Who has the most ballots at the end of the counting is where it is at.

Each and every self respecting Political-Manager has a box stuffed with ballots ready to go. Just in case. My guy is losing, and, what! Wait a Minute! A box of mail in ballots just got found in that toilet. No matter they aren’t signed or dated or that the info is incorrect or that an actual voter is 122 and died in 1976, nope, we must by law count all the ballots cast. Legal ones and illegal ones too.

So, after the dust settles, we end up in a 50/50 power share position. And if the 50/50 wielding power do not get their shit together and start looking for a common path forward, we’ll remain in a self made purgatory.

Of course our ol buddy The Donald sure as shit didn’t help much. It would appear that the players he held close lost big. It would appear as though associating with The Donald may not be good for your political future.

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I also like the idea that some players spent tens of millions, while other only spent millions.

Sure appears to be an expensive game.

Me? I’ll stick to puppies and children. A lot more honesty therein., noting well puppies and children are notorious liars.

Smiles

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