What To Expect When You're Electing

I am increasingly convinced most of the people running for office in this country...and state...have no idea

1. how the federal government works
2. how the office they're running for works
3. what actual powers are held by elected officials in any office

Tyler Kistner, running against Angie Craig for the MN-2 Congressional seat, seems to be under the impression that Joe Biden and Angie Craig are running the county. Dished up in an ad of false modesty about how he and his family can't afford Joe and Angie's policies, he provides no information, either in an ad or on his website, about his solutions. Just that there are problems. Hey, Ty! We waited FOUR years to hear the GOP plan to replace the ACA....and we're still waiting. You got a plan? You even have a clue? How about sharing that with the rest of us mere constituents you're trying to win over. So far, Craig has been a staunch ally for ALL Minnesotans, not just the Democrats. Ask anyone who takes insulin or has a small farm. Kistner, being an ex-Marine doesn't mean you have the smarts to sit in one of those chairs. You flap your lips incessantly, but nothing besides inane rhetoric comes out.

Jim Schultz, on the other hand, is under the incredible impression that the Attorney General's office can pick and choose its focus. He seems to think they should only be handling crime cases when, in fact, the Attorney General handles everything that comes down the road into the office. 

From MPR's statement on Attorney General candidate stances:

Schultz, a Harvard-educated lawyer who previously worked in the private sector, believes the AG’s office should enforce the laws on the books, increase the number of criminal attorneys, and refrain from bringing lawsuits against vaping or oil companies like Ellison has.  

To that, Ellison, a former six-term member of Congress who earned his law degree at the University of Minnesota Law School, said Schultz is “missing the lion's share of the job. But I will say that, yeah, public safety is a part of it … but it's by no means the whole thing. And we would miss-serve and undermine the welfare of the people of this state if we did not protect the markets and protect consumers.” 

Excuse me, Mr. Schultz, but I want my attorney general to deal with all this stuff because that's what he's supposed to do. It can not just be shoved to the side as you suggest. If you're not sure about the role of an AG, you can read up on it at the website for The National Association of Attorneys General.

No discussion of Idiocracy would be complete without at least a mention of Herschel Walker and his fantasy resume. Here are some tidbits from THE NEW REPUBLIC:

1. He did not graduate from University of Georgia in the top 1% of his class as he claims. He did not graduate at all. And he certainly was not valedictorian. 
2. He did not found a charity called Patriot Support. In fact, it's a for-profit arm of Universal Health Services.
3. He was not a cop for Cobb County in Georgia. He was given an honorary badge.
4. He did not train with the FBI: “I spent time at Quantico at the FBI training school. Y’all didn’t know I was an agent?” Nope. And you're not. 
5. He does not own the largest reupholstery business in the country. He owns NO reupholstery business at all.

I would also like to add that I am increasingly convinced way too many voters have no idea how the government works or what actual powers any elected official actually has. It was pretty obvious Feckless Toddler had no idea how any of it worked, and it was made painfully clear as he called people to try to overturn the elections, not to mention pressure his own vice-president to become a federal felon. 

If you don't know what the offices are  or what they're supposed to do, how can you vote for someone to fill that office? Unless, of course, they're promising you ice cream for lunch every day. That Herschel Walker has even gotten this far is terrifying. 

The Wifely Person's Tip o'the Week

If you are not sure what any office is supposed to do,

Google it. 
I asked, "what's an attorney general supposed to do," 

and got a whole list of websites. 

It's so easy to find out so you can make an informed decision.