The Democratic Party has officially and publicly lost their mind. They have decided that Florida and Michigan voters are not worth the time or trouble. Both states and the Democratic Party have decided to ignore voters and they will now opt for a backroom deal to determine which Democratic candidate is really good for the people of these states.
Florida Cheap SOB’s and Party Big Wigs
Florida initially thought they could run a new Democratic Primary for $1.5 million. Then the price doubled to $3m, only to jump to $5 million and then $15 million and ultimately they said it would cost $50 million and $50 million was too much money to bring Democracy to Florida. The State of Florida, the Democratic Party and the Candidates are all apparently too cheap. They might be willing to drop millions of dollars on ads, and hotels and even some directbuy furniture from a Boca furniture store but empowering the people of Florida to choose their candidate for one of the most important Presidential Elections in 100 year is too expensive.
Apparently Florida is too much of a quagmire and it would be easier to keep funding a push for Democracy in cheaper regions like Iraq as opposed to Florida.
Michigan Stuck in a Catch 22 with Obama Camp and Neither Can make a Decision
In Michigan its not about the money, its about making Barack Obama happy. The State government and the Democratic Party were unable to come to terms with the Obama campaign.
You know the ones that are supposed to be able to bring people together and make change. Apparently the Obama style of change is to not show up on time to get their name on the ballot and then refuse to negotiate with the State so that all Michigan voters will lose their voice in the Democratic Primary. That’s definitely a change, maybe they will solve National voter turnout problems by just throwing out the concept of elections all together in 2012. Who needs elections when you can just skip them and do a backroom deal?
The State of Michigan would not pass a resolution to do a re-vote (mostly after they learned that Florida could get away without having an election too. Before that Michigan was on the fast track to have a new primary.) because lawmakers wanted the King of Michigan to bless their legislation before they voted on it and signed it into law. You may wonder who the King of Michigan is, well its Barack Obama. Michigan wanted Barack Obama to tell them that their legislation was acceptable before they would put it up for a vote and pass it into law.
The last time I checked, the State of Michigan, its Congress, Governor and Constitution make absolutely no mention of a 4th leg of government known as the King of Michigan in the form of Barack Obama but that did not stop the state from getting stuck in a stalemate with this all powerful new branch of Michigan government.
Biting Democrats in the Rear in November 2008
Apparently Democrats have forgotten that Florida and Michigan too are very important states. All states are important, but you would think that the Democrats would not want to thumb their nose at the Democratic voters of Florida that delivered the popular vote to Democrats in 2000. If Democracy is just too hard to accomplish for the Democratic party, maybe they are not the right party to steward the US Constitution for another 4 years.
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