I'm mostly upset at myself for not realizing it earlier. Josh Lanier, a former candidate for the Senate from Georgia, is an avid (well, I'm not sure about "avid") reader of YesButNoButYes. I know this because he had a link to our site on his website.I wrongly assumed that all readers of our site spent most of their time in their parent's basement, fantasizing about women and comic books. But we had a legitimate candidate for the United States Senate not only reading this trifle, but supporting it through a link on his site! Unfortunately, Mr. Lanier did not receive enough votes in the July primary to participate in the democratic runoff this month. But I'd like to think that, with YBNBY's backing, we could have moved the needle for him.
Just think about the power this site would have if we had an active reader in congress! National Bacon Day, Take Your Monkey to Work Day, changing the name of Oregon to "The State of Echowood". Not only that, but Mr. Lanier stands for a lot (or, just about everything) I'm looking for in a Senator. So, if you live in Georgia and can vote (which would require you getting up from your computer, if your legs haven't atrophied) get out there and support Mr. Lanier's run for office (if he runs again).
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you can fantasize about women and comic books even better in the senate with those comfortable leather chairs they have.
He's married. Yeah, I checked.
If I run again, Echowood is in charge of issues and grassroots. And I'm all over National Bacon Day. Why not week? Month? YBNBY is the perfect antidote to laborious economic reports and/or ranting single-issue email factories; should be required reading for every Member of Congress.
How's that for avidness? Rock on.
Damn! That's a man who's in touch with the people. Impressive Sir, and commendable.
Congressman Lanier,
I would like to toss my rumpled fedora into the ring and officially apply for the campaign position of Czar of Common Sense.
I'm a registered Independent so I can rail against the ridiculous, bureaucratic, self-serving, rotten and unjust on both sides of the aisle.
My speechwriting skills can also be utilized should you need any monkey jokes or Larry Bird analogies at the Rotary Banquet.
You should know up front that I require to be paid in cash and to have a driver at my disposal.
Yours in love and war,
Johnny Wright
Czar Wright,
Fedora coveted. Your first assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to rail against the corrupting influence of money on our elections and governing. Politicians are addicted to money and the interests from which it comes (cue monkey on back footage). It's as if we have 535 Amy Weinhouse wannabees voting on policy in Congress, no offense to Ms. Weinhouse as she has compensating talent.
Moneyed interests are the reason we don't have universal health care or an energy policy or any of a long list of urgent needs. And since we've tried to stop this through rational chatter since Teddy Roosevelt was President, the future of our nation, our very democracy, is now dependent upon your ability to inspire a national intervention of common sense.
Confident of your inevitable success, I shall now take the rest of the year off. Your driver will have whatever funds found in the halls since Congress fled Washington last evening.
RJL
PS - Thumbs up to your Dad.
I shall begin writing the rant.
Your servant,
JW
echowood, question... Why Oregon?
So that's who Don't Swazey Bro really is.