The Lady Doth Protest Too Much, Methinks

For all the talk that Republicans are about to experience electoral defeat at all levels of government, liberals don't seem all that confident they will indeed sweep the November elections.

I say that because of the latest campaign controversy that seems to have gripped southeastern Minnesota. DFL Rep. Tina Liebling's liberal minions are fit to be tied over "Re-elect Carla Nelson" campaign signs. Their underwear is currently tied into tiny little painful knots as they argue Nelson's signs are meant to imply she is the current state representative. According to their delusional argument, Nelson is pretending to be the incumbent in order to deceive District 30A voters into "re-electing" her. Such a wascally Republican.

How dumb do DFLers think District 30A voters are? In the current climate, what advantage is there to falsely claim to be an incumbent anything?

Liebling has cast aspersions on Nelson's honesty, of course, which in itself is a cleverly dishonest way to deflect attention from the freshman DFL representative's mediocre record in the legislature.

Is the term "re-elect" the exclusive property of an incumbent or is someone who at one time held the office entitled to use the term in order to reclaim it? Does it matter?

There is no anti-incumbency talk from DFL activists regarding the Minnesota House races in Districts 27B, 30A and 30B since their candidates are the incumbents. Their anti-incumbency bravado, vitriol and slander are reserved for First District Congressman Gil Gutknecht.

Instead of quibbling over the meaning of the term "re-elect," Tina Liebling and her supporters should explain why she should be re-elected when the first government shutdown in Minnesota history happened on her watch, why she consistently votes for taxes increases and why she is lax regarding the enforcement of our immigration laws.