North Idaho Democratic Rally

We were fortunate indeed to have had our Democratic rally today as under the newly proclaimed dictatorship we might never have another. Cheney, as you doubtless are aware, proclaimed that he is not subject to our laws. Bush, not to be outdone, came along later saying, me too, me too. I think he may have been trying to prove that he is just as important as Dick the Slimy. In any case, by now insisting they are above the law they have, in effect, announced their dictatorship. If Democrats simply look the other way, as usual, it will be a done deal. We will now live under a dictatorship. Democracy was fine for a while but, like the Geneva Convention, it will now be just a quaint relic of the past.

The rally was held in a park in Post Falls, a lovely large park on the banks of the Spokane River. There is a beach, swimming area, boat launch, many picnic tables and barbecue pits. We had possession of a large and pleasant meeting place, covered in case of inclement weather. It was a beautiful sunny day today and a pleasant place to be. I thought the turnout was disappointing but someone with far more experience than I thought it was probably typical. I think there were 72 persons in attendance. There were brief comments by the County Chairs, followed by remarks from both candidates for the Idaho Congressional seat now held by the truly bizarre Bill Sali. Rand Lewis came across to me as a true gladhanding backslapping politico, although he has not been a politician previously. His account of his military career, marriages, children, grandchildren, etc. I felt were somewhat embarrassing.
Larry Grant, who is better known because of his previous run for this office, merely recited Bill Sali's negative votes since he has held office. This was not really an attack on Sali but, rather, a factual account of his votes which have been virtually all negative minority votes, essentially disenfranchising Idaho voters. Grant reported humorously that the only thing Sali had voted for was to repeal the law of gravity (a Sali attempt at a joke when he first arrived in Congress that I believe was not very well received). It appears that Walt Minnick, a wealthy Boise businessman is putting out feelers about running for this office. I think this is a bit strange as he was a supporter of Larry Grant in the last election. Personally, I think Larry Grant is an absolutely outstanding candidate and I see no need whatsoever for another. Dan Popkey, a Boise reporter, recently tried to blame Grant and his campaign for losing to Sali. I don't see why Grant should be held responsible for the idiocy of so many Idaho voters.

LKBIQ:

"Praque won't let go...This dear mother has claws."
Franz Kafka (Prague born).