It is time to restore adult supervision to Kansas politics.
I find it remarkable that Kansas has become so radical that lifelong traditional Kansas Republicans have no choice but to ally with Democrats just to get a moderate and reasonable voice heard again. Kansas has a proud history of moderate Republicans - from Dwight Eisenhower to Alf Landon to Nancy Kassebaum to Bill Graves. But the current failed cabal has pushed traditional lifer Republicans like Jean Schodorf to run on the other side just to have a chance. Democrat Paul Davis is supported by over 100 traditional Kansas Republicans, including several on his senior staff.
The Brownback "experiment" is a very measurable, and absolutely complete abject failure, and there is no way to put lipstick on this pig. There isn't any extremist who even tries to defend it, other than to say, "Trust us, it looks bad now, but it will get better!" Really? Sorry, you've worn out your trustworthiness, not just with Democrats and independents, but even with reasonable Republicans.
And Kansan Kris Kobach is the poster child for wasting taxpayer money - failing to do his elected job while soaking the depleted Kansas coffers to fund his personal quixotic quest, sending him to Arizona and other states to pimp his bizarre voter suppression strategies that have been ruled unconstitutional by nearly every court that has reviewed them.
Kansas has, since its introduction into the union, been a voice of moderate reason. The Kansas of today would appall all those leaders who preceded the current dismally failed regime. Kansas is not as radically red as the world thinks. I know. I have lived here for 21 years. This is a state that was once a beacon of progressive leadership. It is now a pitiful butt of national jokes.
To fix this my slate:
Davis/Docking - Governor/Lt Governor
Kutala - US Representative
Schodorf - Secretary of State
Orman - US Senate.
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