Political State
Now that we can carry a pistol to the double feature at the Bijou (Are political debates off limits according to the new concealed carry law?), state politicians can turn their attention elsewhere.
They have chosen Dave Hergert.
Hergie looks like he is staying and the sens in Lincoln look like they are going with the biggest diss they have in their briefcases: impeachment. I wrote about this in a column, but, briefly, they have too much to do to pursue something they already know will not work.
Change the system, instead. Hergie has stubbed his and the Regents political toe. The next time somebody mentions that board, remind the speaker that Hergert is a member. Besides, at some point he’ll get the sympathy vote if we keep pounding on him. That would not sit well either.
While we’re at it, what’s up with the Osborne haters? Come on, you can dislike the guy’s policies and positions or favor Nabity (a distant relative of my wife) or the Gov., but the old-man-mired-in-his-dotage image is out there with a flat earth and Elvis at Burger King. The guy is bright and can manage and lead with anyone.
I also do not understand the ex-coach broadsides. Osborne hardly fits the whiskey-swilling, woman-chasing, cigar-chomping stereotype of guy who knows Xs and Os and little else. Hell, he has a doctorate in education.
And if you voted for Reagan — an actor — and are trashing a coach, you had better check your consistency gauge.
Finally, is it just me or is there a noticeable quiet on the state political scene. Or is that apathy? Or are we simply suffering from political fatigue at every level of government?