Nebraska State Education Board Member Pat McPherson is the founder of a rabidly anti-Obama screamingly radical right wing blog called (and I'm not making this up) the "Objective Conservative". On that blog recently appeared an article calling President Obama a half-breed, among other things.
When called out for the racist post, McPherson denied writing it, disavowed the material and took down the post. But he won't say who did write the entry or how it managed to pass the blog's editorial review. McPherson is one of the blog editors, after all.
Hmmmm . . .
McPherson is not new to scumbaggery. When he was a Douglas County Commissioner he was arrested and charged with fondling a 17-year-old girl.
Oh goodie. Just the kind of guy we want on our state board of education, right? Some one who may be a child molester, is most likely a racist, and is undoubtedly an unhinged radical and wholly unreachable-by-logic Tea Bagger.
What could go wrong?
Nebraskans are not known for making good electoral choices. Our state just made a slew of record-setting bad ones at every level of government, from US Senate down to community college board.
Our newest state auditor holds contracts with the state that he refuses to surrender because he insists they do not constitute a conflict of interest. Our new governor's first act as governor-elect was to set up a legal bribe system whereby private citizens make donations to help pick the heads of state agencies. Our best selection? Replacing a horrendous US representative, Lee "Dang Straight" Terry, with a slightly less offensive one, Brad "I support the pipeline" Ashford.
We just can't seem to get it right when it comes to quality representation in government in Nebraska.
So, in case any of you out there are depressed about the stupid/corrupt/incompetent/mean people you've somehow managed to allow to serve in your government, take heart.
At least you don't live in Nebraska.