I told you I hate politics

Today begins the latest saga in the messed up world of our state’s political struggle between Republicans and Democrats. 16 groups filed papers to recall state senators as a result of the melee that ensued after Scott Walker was elected governor last year and everyone started fighting over the budget bill in Madison earlier this year. 8 Republicans and 8 Democrats are being recalled. Only 9 districts are having actual recall elections, however, with today being the primary for those districts. The general elections will occur on August 9 in those 9 districts, and then there’s 1 district that only has a general election later this month. Of those 9 districts, 6 Republicans are being recalled and 3 Democrats.

Now here’s the new idiocy of it all – the Republican Party has chosen Republicans to run as fake Democrats in today’s primary elections against the real Democrats who are challenging the 6 Republicans who are being recalled and having elections. Follow that? Basically if a Republican is the target of a recall election today, there will be 2 people running against him/her – 1 real Democrat and 1 fake Democrat planted by the Republicans.

Seriously?? I have freely admitted that I am by no means a political expert, but how is that even legal? I mean, I know there are write-in candidates in practically every election, but planting fake members of one party to try and take votes away from your opposing party? Sounds like a bunch of crybaby bullshit to me. Have the balls to run fair and square – if you lose, you lose, I don’t care which party carries your allegiance. So go vote! Just make sure you’re really voting for who you think you’re voting for, not an imposter.

See, politicians are stupid. Maybe I’d actually enjoy paying attention to the government of our state, our country, and possibly even other countries if it just wasn’t so goddamn annoying.

 

Creepy McCreeperton

Last night R, D, and I went for a walk up to the post office to pick up all our mail from last week and then to the neighborhood grocery store. It was hot as blazes, but we’re tough like that (or maybe a little crazy). And we ended up having 2 packages waiting at the post office too, so those were fun to cart around on the stroller. Anyhoo.

I was standing in front of D in her stroller in the produce area of the grocery store as R was picking out some veggies, when a man walked by with his cart and stopped to smile and wave at D. No big deal there, everyone does that. So I did my usual, “Can you say hi?” to her, while she just sat there smiling at the guy. Now here’s the weird part. His comment was, “So cute. That’s not fair of you bringing him in here. It’s gonna make every woman’s who walks by ovaries ache.” Um, ew?

First off, she’s a “her”, not a “him”. She had on a little blue dress with flowers across the neckline and matching bloomers. Whatevs, small detail there. But the ovaries comment? Ick. Sure he was just being friendly, but that kinda skeeved me out. I know I’ve said on here how my ovaries have kind of started itching to do the baby thing again, but that’s totally different. That’s me talking about myself, not some random male stranger making on off-hand comment about ovaries to a woman with her baby.

I asked R if he heard what that guy said on our way home, then relayed the conversation and how it grossed me out, and he goes, “What? I don’t even know what that means,” and started laughing. Silly boys.

What do you think? Was that a weird comment, or am I just the weird one?

** Side note, but still baby-related, I found out yesterday another good friend of mine is pregnant. Congrats, C!!! And 3 friends had baby girls last week while I was gone – congratulations, C with baby S, L with baby C, and F with baby B! This really is baby madness. **