No Partisanship There.

       In a clear expression of  bi-partisanship, a Florida Democrat tax collector candidate and an Alabama Republican County commissioner candidate who both won their races, have been dead for at least three weeks. How do you list these men on the rolls? Exactly who will sign checks for that tax office and how will that Alabaman vote?
       Who would vote for someone who is already dead? How do the losers feel about being defeated by a dead man? "It was a hard fought fight, especially right down to the last three weeks." I mean, it must be bad enough to lose to a living breathing opponent, but how do you explain to your supporters they didn't pick the wrong guy? What if it had been a tie and there had to be a runoff? How fast would a guy have to run to beat the dead guy?
       With all the problems facing our country, the folks in these two different counties are also facing another set of questions. For them it's somewhat important. For the rest of the country, you've got a Speaker of the House of Representatives stating that Washington needs to begin to work together, while the minority leader in the Senate says he'll never work with the President. And both from the same party. Let's hope the President has the good sense to do everything he can to work with both parties in Congress.
       I haven't heard any response from that third party, the Tea party. If they have spoken since the election, I must have missed it. Let's hope this third party is also willing to work together with the other two parties and the President. We can hope, but I'd like to see it before I extend any congratulations.
       There is just a very faint possibility that party rancor is dead. I say faint even though Senator McConnell isn't willing to jump into the pool. But frankly the only thing we know for sure that's dead, is two elected officials in the south. We should say a prayer for both and then brace ourselves for the worst.