I had wound down on political stuff and you were all breathing a sigh of relief. Not at all. I have just spared you all on MyBloggers. I have been addressing annoying politicians I see on TV by going on to their Facebook page if they have one. I sort of dissect them.

The other day I wrote to Time Magazine that had on its cover recently, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, with the line: “The Future of the Republican Party.” I got on their Facebook page and said “you’re kidding right? This cover was satire. Tell me it was satire.” I said that if Marco Rubio, the Tea Party sycophant, was the future of the Republican Party, it was doomed. And I do believe that.
And am I the only one who has noticed that Rubio is losing his boyish good looks? His hair line is receding and he has gained weight. Can’t wait till he looks like Dom DeLuise.

A recent story in the feature section of the local “news”paper, the Fort Myers News-Press, said we need voter reform. Florida’s problems in the recent election were major. 100,000 citizens did not vote, leaving the polls without casting a ballot because of long lines, and hours of waiting. – up to 8 hours and more, and some voted after midnight on election night.

The paper said blame was being heaped on incompetent election officials, on a long ballot, etc. But the Republican elephant in the room was ignored. Totally.
Our Republican governor Rick Scott, and the Republican legislature, introduced photo voter I.D., shortened early voting days, closed needed polling places, changed many polling venues at the last minute, introduced four amendments on to the ballot that were intended to confuse voters. Moreover, each had a Trojan horse in the fine print, appearing to offer a needed alternative to something, but toward the end working in some right wing ideology, like eliminating the ban on government funding to religious institutions (as if they needed more money). They also eliminated voting on the Sunday before election, which is the traditional “Souls to the Polls” march by black parishioners who get on buses after the Sunday sermon and go to the polls.

None of these things are the result of election worker incompetence -- all of them were deliberate to discourage likely Democratic voters. And I so said in a letter to the News-Press. What is awesome is that it did not work. People were so angry, they stayed in line. They got people to go for food. They got people to stand in for them so they could go to the toilet. They were furious.
I will let you know if they print my letter. But, since I dissed the governor, and he has been vindictive when criticized, they may just ignore it. Scott will be up for re-election in 2014. He has a low approval rating. I am hoping people remember what just happened.

xx, Teal