Governor Tim Pawlenty has no future in presidential politics. Not that Pawlenty is not a bright governor with some accomplishments in his administration. Not because John McCain considered and rejected him for vice-president. That could be a plus. No, Pawlenty is from Minnesota which should now disqualify anyone for national politics.

       It will be a stigma for a long time to be from Minnesota. The state has been vying for the award of dumbest state for years but wins it convincingly this year. This is due to the fact that Al Franken, one of the unfunniest comedians in the world, is a corrupt recount away from becoming a U.S. senator from Minnesota. Minnesotans had the opportunity to vote for unqualified people for the top two positions on their ballot, and voila, it looks like they have. They voted for Obama, a half term senator, and to fill the void that creates in the senate, the people of Minnesota are on the verge of putting a nut- case on the left side of the senate aisle. Come to think of it, there is no void of humorless, radicals on that side of the senate. He may be joining some of the other celebrities who are in the senate only because of their name and riches.

       Minnesota had to scorn incumbent Norm Coleman for this to happen. Coleman is one of the
most decent people in the senate with some real accomplishments. He had the courage to rip the U.N. and expose some of the oil for food scandal. He is a former mayor of Minneapolis, but that doesn’t matter to voters in this state. They rejected Coleman previously when he ran for governor. Who won that race? Jesse Ventura. Yes, you do not win the dumbest state award without a good resume of stupidity.

       Minnesota has not gone with the GOP for president since 1972. Yes, they voted for the Nixon landslide, showing they can’t even pick a good Republican. So their favorites over the years include these stalwarts, Carter, Mondale, Dukakis, Gore, and Kerry. Of course, they voted against Reagan twice.

       To insure the election of a democrat in any important close race, the people of Minnesota selected a secretary of state promoted by move-on.org. You really can’t make this stuff up. He’s promised to be impartial when ballots are found in cars of election officials. Before you know it, we’ll have a president who used to work with ACORN. Wait, right again. The date is January 20, 2009.