Monday, May 23, 2011

BloggeRhythms 5/23/2011

Tim Pawlenty announced today that he's running for the presidency. He's a two term governor of Minnesota, from 2002 to 2010 and served in the Minnesota House from 1992 until 2002.

In his announcement speech, he said "Conventional wisdom says you can't talk about ethanol in Iowa or Social Security in Florida or financial reform on Wall Street. But someone has to say it. Someone has to finally stand up and level with the American people. Someone has to lead."

From what little I know of Mr. Pawlenty, he seems to be a straight shooter who did a good job as governor and quietly fulfills his tasks without a lot of hype, noise or smoke and is likely trustworthy. So, if you agree with his politics, he's probably a very good choice.

But, what bothers me is not so much what he does or how he does it, I resent what he thinks. Because he sounds just like all these other politicos who seem to believe that the public doesn't know or absorb what goes on in the world, especially regarding DC. His remark about conventional wisdom is inane. Because people talk about ethanol in Iowa, Social Security in Florida, and financial reform on Wall Street all day every day. It's gutless political hacks that avoid those issues.

And not only do folks talk about just about every important issue you can think of, lately they've demonstrated that it's not just talk. They're showing their feelings and beliefs clearly at the polls. That's why there's presently a Republican House. So, I believe the public has finally woken up, as I've written many times before in this blog, and doesn't really care as much about party affiliation as they do about their particular needs and well being.

Consequently, except for the hard core left and right who'll readily sacrifice themselves and families for ridiculous political and social causes, the vast majority of U.S. voters are going to keep recycling politicians, regardless of party affiliation, until one's get elected that can do something right.

That's it for today folks.

Adios

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