Very early morning confessions of a political hack...The Trump's crowing (again)...Doctor, it hurts when I do this!

We’re sliding into Wednesday hereabouts. Just did a quick overview of primary election results locally, statewide, and nationally.

After some analysis (at 3AM), I’ve found one fact that rises above everything else. If you’re an incumbent, Republican or Democrat, you may be in trouble when it comes to the mid-terms in November.

Cousin Fred is face down snoring on the floor. He’s a political junkie and while I slept a bit, he was making notes for me that not even the best Egyptologist could interpret. Fortunately, I receive newsfeeds overnight from various services, so I can keep up with what’s going on.

I’ll let Cousin Fred sleep. He’s currently face down in a half-eaten bowl of Cheetos, the orange dust gathered around his nose as though he were snorting the stuff.

And, speaking of Cheetos-snorting types covered in orange dust, I see that The Trump is taking his victory laps around the internet taking credit for primary wins for three candidates he endorsed in a “yuuuuuuge” manner.

One of those is Mitt Romney (remember him?) which seems a bit odd given that Romney seems to be doing his best to hold The Trump at arm’s length.

Oh, and The Trump tweeted that the Democrats are in “turmoil” following the loss of a long-time Democratic incumbent (and rabid Trump critic) in New York, Joe Crowley, to an underfunded opponent. The Trump publicly humiliated Crowley saying that he should have been “nicer and more respectful to his president.”  

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So both parties saw victories, but now…moving forward…the electric Kool-Aid acid test here is whether each party can present a unified front in November.

The Trump’s crowing overnight about what a political genius he is may crumble if the Dems can find a way to unite the factions within its own party and present a formidable front against the GOP (and The Trump).

But things aren’t any rosier on the Republican side. One thing that came out of the primaries is that GOP candidates who criticize The Trump or oppose the daily nonsense issued forth from the WH don’t necessarily incur the kiss of death from the Republican establishment.

Here in the great (and somewhat oppressive) state of Oklahoma, things are beginning to look up. The sitting Lieutenant Governor Todd Lamb is toast. Mick Cornett, who in my conversation with him while I worked for an almost daily local paper that won’t allow me to mention their name in this stupid blog, came across as a really smart guy (this state could use a lot of that) won overall last night. But, not by enough. He’ll have to face a run-off in August against Kevin Stitt.

Lamb going down is yet another example of the old guard being unseated. But maybe we should have seen it coming, Lamb never really came off as a very smart guy. During that horrific and tragic 2013 Moore tornado (the one where Hands Morgan, Hollywood weather guesser, told everyone to get in their cars and drive south sending them directly into the path of the storm), Lamb rushed in front of the media to announce that children at an elementary school that were sheltered in a basement of that school had drowned in the shelter. He then had to rush back in front of the media to tell them that wasn’t true. Idiot.

And, whether it’s Cornett or Stitt (you can bet we’ll be hearing more about Stitt’s “shady” business practices), it won’t be an easy ride. The Dems will be offering Drew Edmondson, a guy who is pretty centrist for a Democrat and is highly regarded in this state. Hang on folks, it’s a long ride to November.

There are a lot of the races that were so close, the run-offs in August will be just a continuation of the primaries. Can’t wait. More evenings of non-stop political ads.

Cousin Fred was cheering last night about the medical marijuana question winning. It wasn’t a huge margin of victory (57%) but given the amount of sheer bullsh*t issued by those opposed to the measure (reportedly big pharma) it’s a miracle it happened at all.

Now, every adult in Oklahoma is trying to come up with something that would qualify them for a medical marijuana license. Patient: “Doctor, I need medical marijuana, it hurts whenever I do this!” Doctor: “Well, don’t do that…prescription denied!”

Cousin Fred, before he passed out, was poring through a medical encyclopedia looking for a complaint. I pointed out that being irretrievably stupid is not a legitimate medical complaint.

On an even more local, micro cause, the good folks in this county passed (very, very narrowly – 51%) a proposition that extends Oklahoma’s weird liquor by the drink law to include restaurants, etc. being able to serve alcoholic beverages on Christmas (actually called that out in the proposition), Sundays and other holidays.

So I’d be thrilled to go out on Christmas Day and enjoy a tall, refreshing adult beverage, but there isn’t a restaurant within 100 miles that is open then! Seriously. Even McDonalds here closes on Christmas Day.

I know, I know…baby steps.
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