Burris. Franken. And why I'm not running for Senate, maybe EVAR!!!

So, um, turns out that the U.S. Senate pick of Rod Blagojevic might be a perjurer, and maybe did promise something for his senate seat. So much for giving anything this guy touches the benefit of the doubt. He's like some weird alternate universe King Midas, where everything he touches turns to "fail", isn't he? Anyway, Burris seems kind of (more) dumb for not mentioning the meaningful conversations he had with the former governor's brother (he already looked a little dumb for letting himself be appointed by this fool when, honestly, this Blagojevic could screw up even a very difficult thing to screw up, indeed) because, I dunno--

Since the guy was under investigation and part of his problem was maybe trying to sell that seat--it would come out? And clench...wait for it....wait for it....

Duh.

Kind of hoped it was up and up and the both of them weren't that dumb. I can only thank them for reinforcing my cynicism. (Thanks, guys! It'll come in handy, I'm sure, this lesson to always wonder exactly what people are getting out of the political process besides the honor and opportunity to serve! Oh, and even if either of you have a political career to work with after all this is sussed out--thanks for playing. It's been....trifling.)

Oh, and Franken thinks he can just march down to Washington and call himself "senator-elect" just because he seems to have more votes than his competitor after a pretty long wrangle. That's rich, isn't it? You know, if you went back and counted all the challenged votes in the districts that were entirely favorable to Coleman, and had no contested rejected ballots in the Franken-friendly areas, this thing would have been so maybe for Coleman!

But in the meantime, the guy even got another job. And he needs it--he is the poster-child for worst-case scenario personal-residence leveraging of a lifestyle. And then he goes and lives cheap somewhere else.... Hmmf. Norm Coleman, please don't be in this Senate. You are in too much personal need of a bailout. Maybe you can come back later--tanned, rested and ready. Maybe.

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This whole Senate thing is serious politics. The more I look at the hassle, wow--count me out. If I ran for Senate, I'd need money. And to not have been a blogger for a while. And not have written border-line porn on the internets. And be less opinionated. You know, in the bad, "well, she said that out loud" kind of way. And then, like, if I somehow hoodwinked enough people to get me into the whole process of running, fundraising, and being a totally different person, like, then I'd be commuting to Washington DC. I guess I'd go Amtrak like Biden, but that sucks. Long-ass commutes. Even if you totally could surf the web with a laptop and stuff. And people would just know I was an atheist, and a borderline democratic socialist, and that would be a hassle. Explaining why a lifetime of thought about the evidence for God and the reality of popular agitation creating positive change led me to reject one thing, and embrace the other--would suck if I had to do that on a national level, even if I am comfortable chatting on my blog about it.

So informally, okay--I'm *not* running against Arlen Specter in 2010. I personally, am not challenging the guy who has, to my recollection, always been one of my senators. I am not doing everything in my power to actually see his aged, liberal Republican, "bite-this-McCain, Maverick looks like Specter" tuchis finally out of office, so a real yellow-dog liberal can get in. I'm just not.

Unless....

No. I totally already have a pretty good job. With benefits, even. And I'd probably want to start with City Council, anyway....you know, earn solid support in a populous urban district. Wet my beak. If I was serious. And I'm an introvert. Hate people, actually. Shun crowds. Not kissing unsanitary babies when I do not know where they have been. And then the money thing. Boy, would I not be a good fundraiser.

So--totally not running against Specter in 2010. Started entirely too late in life to get into politics now, way more concerned with my mortgage and keeping my benefits. Um, also too honest, hate all the fundraising stuff, and, you know. Too funky. Have tattoos. Kind of wouldn't mind representing my state and all, but you know. It's a hassle.

But if somebody else wanted to run, like as a Democrat? in 2010? Even if Arlen supported the stimulus vote? I'd be your BFF! I might even do some campaigning stuff on my blog that no one reads. I'd even give a negligible cash donation. I would make you marginally better off as a candidate with my participating.

Yep. Making a difference. I--won't run. You'll thank me, later.