I'm taking a new approach. Seems like life has been pushing, pulling and prodding me in so many directions, that I can't seem to find the time to sit down and write at length. This is sad to me because I actually enjoy writing and feel that there is so much out there to actually write about. Let's face it dear readers, this country is not exactly in the best of health.
Growing up, one of my favorite TV shows was Superman. No, not the cartoon, or the movies, the actual TV show. No, not Smallville, go back further, the Original TV Show, in all it's B&W glory (well, color by the 3rd season but you get the point)!!
At the beginning of the show, their was a monologue which ended "....the never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way!!"
My, how far we have come.
There was a time when I believed that the majority of Americans felt that way. Maybe it was just my own brand of naïveté. Maybe it still is, but it seems to be a fading echo from a once better time.
Today's little gem of happiness come from the land up north. Minnesota to be exact. Minnesota Majority, a conservative watchdog group, just released a report which found that at least 341 convicted felons in largely Democratic Minneapolis-St. Paul voted illegally in the 2008 Senate race. That was the race that pitted former comedian Al Franken, against incumbent Senator Norm Coleman.
Now, whatever your feelings on the individuals or their respective parties, it's got to irk you when there is an apparent attempt to undermine the electoral process which makes this country so great. One would think that it would set off bells and whistles across the board. You'd be wrong. Apparently, there is no interest in this matter at the federal and state levels.
Now, if you are asking why 341 is such a big deal, you'd be right. Statistically, it's not very significant. But consider that the election results were hotly contested and that the final recount vote, determined six months after Election Day, showed Franken beat Coleman by only 312 votes.
Now, as far as Minnesota politics go, I don't know anything about Norm Coleman, and I probably know way too much about Al Franken. I didn't have much care for him as a snobby pseudo intellectual comedian (talk about a minority classification) and after seeing recent coverage of him in the Senate I have even less to say about him.
But this isn't about politics or parties, this is about what we are allowing to happen to this great nation. We have to take a stand on a local level and make our once taciturn voices heard.
If we allow allegations of impropriety to go unheeded, we set the stage for further violations of our way of life.
Personally, I think this matter should be fully investigated by the authorities. If the information provided by this group is fraudulent, then action should be taken against them immediately. However, if it is authentic, then the system is broken and needs to be fixed.
We as American's cannot allow THEM to dictate to US what should and shouldn't be done. That's how we got in this mess. Don't think it can get worse ? Sit back and do nothing and watch. Don't find yourself looking back at 2010 and saying ".........yeah, those were the good times."
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