Nation Wide; Worlds Apart

I am the 1st to admit that I am not enamored with Senator Lindsey Graham (R) South Carolina.  As a matter of fact, I abhor just the movement of his lips.  I know little to nothing about him and there is nothing about him that I like.  He’s just another run of the mill legislators that I place in the same cadre of other bonehead politicos such as McConnel, Cruz, Hawley, Boebert, Green, Gaetz, etc., etc., etc.  I peruse the internet on a daily basis to see if there will ever be a time when a headline will make any sense when spoken by one of these “Pub” pukes that I would agree with, but it just never seems to come to fruition. This evening, I was bound and determined to find just a minor fraction of a meaningless statement of no import, that would actually show that one of these “Pubs” has, at least, a microscopic sense of concern.  I believe I found a shred of evidence that I can share with you.  Isn’t this exciting?  I’m sure you’re on the edge of your seat and are foaming at the mouth as to what this breakthrough news can be.  Senator Graham was slamming the Georgia ban on handing voters water and quoted by Newsweek, “Doesn’t Make a Whole Lot of Sense.”  Whoa!  That’s huge.  He’s right, it doesn’t make any sense, but then, let’s take it all the way, neither does Georgia.

By now, the state of Georgia would probably prefer to slip into anonymity.  That would be a fresh air moment for them, but with the likes of Marjorie Taylor Greene, it just doesn’t seem viable.  All you need to know about their “state of mind” is that it is illegal, a crime, to give water to any voter standing in line.  Now, I have no experience with this whatsoever.  I have never been in a situation where I ever needed something to drink when I went to vote.  In all the past 14 Presidential elections, the lines were short or I voted absentee.  There are times when I needed a drink before and after I voted on account of my not being enamored with any of the candidates on the ballot.  Some polling places back in the 60’s and 70’s had coffee urns and donuts.  According to Georgia law, those folks would still be serving “hard time.”  November in Georgia is on the opposite end of the spectrum.  It’s hot!  I spent a couple Fall seasons in Georgia knocking around with a small carnival.  If memory serves, I believe there were a couple nights when I actually had to slip on a light flannel shirt.  I thought it was great, I felt comfortable.  It was a break from the 2 feet of snow we got back home on Halloween.  I lived in both states.  There are certain topographical similarities, but that’s about it.  In general, they are polar opposites.  Now I can’t be certain and I’m not going to waste time doing research but their state flag looks like a knockoff of the Stars and Bars.  The last thing that I recall of a huge Minnesota-Georgia connection was the Jimmy Carter-Walter Mondale 1980 Presidential Democratic ticket.  For a moment in time, we were one, but time begone, we are none, so forth we go, strut and start, only a nation wide, but worlds apart!  Stay tuned…..!

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