In my previous voting adventure, I voted against the fish.
I had a choice between two fiscal conservatives for city council. It can be hard to sort them out.
One of the two fiscal conservatives was once a Walleye, in the Governor's Fishing Opener parade.
So I voted against him for that.
He also had a fishy taste in ties. He would wear ties that were star-spangled red white and blue. The other fiscal conservative, the one I voted for, was, I guessed, more professional.
This time, in another voting adventure, a primary, I voted for the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsed candidate Betty McCollum, for Congress.
Aside from her opponent, Steve Carlson, not having the DFL endorsement, he is distinctly fishy.
Longtime DFL Congresswoman Betty McCollum faces a primary contest Aug. 9 from a challenger many would consider an unlikely Democrat — former Independence Party candidate Steve Carlson, a self-described Tea Party and Donald Trump supporter who likes to express his views through rap and song.
Former Independence Party candidate challenges McCollum, Jonathan Young, Stillwater Gazette
Now, what kind of Democratic-Farmer-Labor candidate is that?
Without using two word phrases starting with the word rat, I’d say he is just another fish.
I also voted for an incumbent judge for the Supreme Court. An opponent, Michelle MacDonald, is distinctly fishy as well.
June 13 — The Star Tribune publishes a story about MacDonald’s DWI arrest, an article that includes other courtroom behavior problems MacDonald has dealt with over the years. Downey, the party chair, is quoted as saying he was “unaware’’ of MacDonald’s issues and that the convention delegates didn’t know about the issues, either.
Aug. 1 — MacDonald is ticketed in Wright County for violating the terms of driver’s license restrictions, limitations put on her pending her drunk driving trial.
Aug. 19 — GOP executive committee creates new policy, restricting access to the party’s State Fair booth of any candidates with pending criminal cases.
Aug. 21 — MacDonald is escorted from the Republican Party booth at the State Fair, but not before the scene was captured on video.
Michelle MacDonald and the anatomy of a political train wreck, Doug Grow, MinnPost
Sometimes, star spangled red white and blue fiscal conservatives in Walleye costumes can seem the saner part of that end of the political spectrum.