Gubernatorial recount

Mark Dayton needed just 0.08% more of the total to reach half a percent and avoid an automatic recount. By contrast, Green Party candidate Farheen Hakeem received 0.29% of the total. The people have spoken.

If only Mark Dayton had not voted to fund the Iraq War, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not voted for the Patriot Act, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not supported providing military aid to Israel, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not voted to build a fence along the Mexican border, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not helped pass the Bush tax cuts, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not voted to give billions to coal, oil, nuclear, and ethanol, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not suggested a state-run casino, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had not advocated state support for a stadium, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only Mark Dayton had publicly campaigned on Instant Runoff Voting, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only the DFL had endorsed John Marty, then perhaps this recount could have been avoided.

If only every Dayton voter had voted for Farheen Hakeem, then this recount WOULD have been avoided.

I can’t understand why anyone would want to be part of a corrupt political system. If you voted for Obama, Dayton, or Ellison, you’re responsible for predator drones in Pakistan, depleted uranium in Iraq, and all the deaths caused by Democratic Party policies. Make no mistake, that blood is on your hands.

Just as any suffering caused by Tim Pawlenty or Tom Emmer is on the hands of the Republicans, and theirs alone. Make no mistake. YOU are responsible for what YOU vote for, not for what somebody else votes for.

Emmer should drop out. It would be the decent thing to do, but he is not a decent bet to drop out. He will likely try to destroy our democratic government.

If Emmer does not drop out, he should at least thank Farheen Hakeem. He should express gratitude to a Muslim woman in hijab, who prays to Allah, and who takes part in a Green Party jihad.

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