Why They Cheat and Lie

Larry Grant apologist Julie Fanselow (who referred to me as a Bill Sali apologist) writes in defense of the Democratic decision to “cross over”:

Lt Gov candidates (LaRocco or Romero) or either of the superintendent choices (Jones or Marley).

So, with those things in mind, many Ds believe the wisest use of our votes is to cross over to the R column and choose either the least odious candidate (as Cope explains) or make mischief by choosing whomever we believe is the worst possible, least electable person vying for the job – someone who is highly likely to get their butt kicked in November. The only problem with the latter scenario, as Cope points out, is that sometimes those awful candidates actually win. (Read: George Hansen, Anne Fox, and Helen Chenoweth Hage.)

This year, there are at least three such people on the R side of the ID-1 race, so it’s hard to choose who’s the worst; many people, like Cope, will just opt for the “lesser of six evils” option, just in case our guy loses in the fall.

Now what gets me is when she puts in her plug for Larry Grant, she writes:

Finally, we have a top-notch 1st District candidate eager to take on whomever wins the R primary. Larry Grant is ready to bring honesty, competence, and a commitment to American ideals of fair play and responsibility to Washington, D.C. Or … as your dear leader would say, “Bring it on.”

Now, here’s what gets me about this. You’re going to bring honesty and fairplay to Washington while in Idaho your party mates are talking up the idea of dishonesty and sabotage. I don’t care what anyone in Idaho says, it is dishonest to take the ballot of another party for the purpose of political sabotage. It may be legal, but that doesn’t make it honest or fair. Democrats crossing over are in fact counteracting the votes of people in their own party’s primary, so that ringers decide the election. This type of honesty and fair play that the Democrats will bring to Washington is o display.

And what Julie’s saying here (on behalf of 1st District activists, Julie’s in the 2nd district so she’ll vote on these races that really don’t matter) to Larry LaRocco, Dan Romero, Jana Jones, and Bert Martley that Democrats don’t care about their campaigns and don’t care enough about the hard work their putting in as candidates to show up and support the best one and make a decision on who will be the best. They’re kicking their own candidates in the teeth and saying they don’t matter.

Another Democratic Candidate will be hurt by this. 43rd State Blues published a late plea for support from J.R. “Roger” Williams who has to win the primary as a write-in. Williams wrote that he had resolved after the 2002 election, “that my party should never concede the office again.” Now, the question becomes why if he realized this he couldn’t save up $200 in 4 years to pay the filing fee Regardless of that, Williams needs 1000 Democrats to write in his name or Ben Ysura will be unopposed in the fall. Well, Roger can forget that. You see Democrats in half the state are far too busy sabotaging the Republican Party to help someone who wants to represent the Democrat party.

Finally, in regards to Julie’s reference to President Bush as my “dear leader” I’d remind her that America has one President at a time whose President of all of America. On the night, Bill Clinton was elected, Senator Conrad Burns (R-Mt.) declared “he’s my President.” Too bad few Democrats have that much class. And when Conrad Burns outclasses you, its pretty sad.