Do something.

I was reminded by my president Hillary Clinton that January 19 was National Run For Office Day. And I think that very few people know that THAT is actually a day? There's even a website that lets you test the waters. Who knew??

The very helpful National Run for Office Day website even has a handy quiz that lets you decide if you are ready for the job. And why, you'd ask, I'm talking about this today here instead of posting some deliciously naked men? Well, glad you asked. It's because we NEED to do something because in four years we may have another Cheeto running for office. And in four years we may get a competent Nazi, instead of a washed up Mafia Boss wannabe. So yes. And given that the Repugs are circling wagons around him and not willing to ban him from holding office again, it’s possible it COULD be Cheeto again. Barf.

And why would you run for office, you'd ask? Well because fuck Nazis. That's why. Also, we basically just avoided a coup d'état because Agolf Hitler was a clumsy motherfucker more worried about Fox News than about governing. But that may not be the case next time:

"To put it mildly, the GOP clearly did not act in a disciplined, unified way to help Trump steal an election — even though that appears to be what many of their voters wanted to happen. In particular, key Republicans with positions of authority to affect the results largely didn’t use their formal powers to help Trump. If more of those officials had made different choices at particular junctures, the post-election period could have at the very least gotten a whole lot messier, and the political crisis more intense.

This is not a call for complacency. Trump’s power grab failed given the particular circumstances and facts on the ground this time — how the election turned out, and which individuals (and parties) happened to hold key positions. For a future election, a closer one with a different set of circumstances and factors, this same outcome is not set in stone. The system only works if enough people in power agree to let it work, and a crucial question for the future of American democracy is whether enough Republicans will continue to agree."

VOX

So there you have it. I know some of you have been saying that you're worried about Cheeto not being walked straight to a jail cell or worried about 2024 (Uncle Joe may be a one-term president, he's no spring chicken) and I have felt a sense of urgency in many. But could you imagine how awesome would it be to have Anne Marie or Maddie running for office? Dave or Upton giving some MAGAts a piece of their mind? Big or Infidel letting the idiots HAVE IT? Jimmy taking over Wilton Manors for four years? Bob staring down some ignorant cunt? Yes, please. 

I remember when I asked Huntley to run for the Board in the local college and he realized he couldn't because he was a mile away from the county limits. Damn. I wanted him to be in politics. And now I want YOU to be in politics. I am donning my training wheels and I'm running for a minor position in my Union this semester. I need to learn to control my temper and not take off my earrings and slap a bitch when I get mad, you know. And anybody can run for any kind of office. Bob made it clear in his post and Dave mentioned how rigged everything is in favor of the Repugs due to gerrymandering. The Rethugs are doing it with much, much less intelligent and capable people. So what are YOU waiting for?

So think about it. Yes, I'm talking to you, Constant Reader. Run for dog catcher if that's your pleasure. But run for something. Change is in our hands. It's up to us to implement it. That or we're going to be fucked come 2024.

XOXO