If you've been reading my blog for a
while, or if you're new, you may have noticed I don't talk about
politics much. This doesn't mean I'm not interested in it, that I
don't pay attention. I just don't usually want to get into any
debates about it on my blog.
But this past week, Governor Butch
Otter has made several mistakes, one of which has made Idaho a
laughing stock. Not that we weren't already teased a little by other
states, but this time he went too far. I'm sure you've at least seen
something on Idaho's most recent gubernatorial debate as the
primaries get started in Idaho. You can find some commentary on it
here.
I feel he only did it to humiliate the two fringe candidates and make
himself look better, a feeling shared by several Idahoans.
Then there was the stay he put on the
marriage equality ruling that was made earlier in the month. He's
struggling against the tide here but he wants the appeals court to
help uphold his desire to prevent same sex marriages in Idaho. Here
is an article talking about the situation.
I am so angry at him right now. I have
no idea how he keeps getting reelected. No, actually, I do know. This
state is so full of backwards thinking people that it's not even
funny. The Republican party dominates Idaho with an ultra
conservative bend to their thoughts that it makes those of us who
want a more open minded and less conservative way of doing things
look small and insignificant.
If I could vote (I can't register due
to some logistical issues), I'd be one of those who want a fairer and
more liberal Idaho voting him out. I want him gone. I want Idaho to
break free of the Republican choke hold and stop being the butt of
jokes throughout the rest of the United States. I want to be
something more than the “potato state”.
Is it ever going to happen? Probably
not. But it's a nice dream.
