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In the wake of the strange political hijinks that was the SB1070 Arizona Immigration Law, an almost equally strange occurrence in the same state has been widely ignored by the American public. Ben Quayle (yes, the son of the former vice president who once publicly misspelled "potato" and whose substandard grasp of the English language resulted in some of the most endearingly garbled political rhetoric ever--until Bush 43, that is) has just managed to grasp the Republican Party's nomination for Representative of the Third Congressional District, which encompasses the greater Phoenix area and the majority of the population of the state.
His shady personal life and his father's comical vice presidential career notwithstanding--for these factors are somewhat irrelevant to his ability to be a successful politician--Ben Quayle troubles me because of his political inexperience (being Dan Quayle's son only counts to a certain extent, and does not necessarily ensure this man's ability to shape policy) as well as his political rhetoric, which caters to the ultra-conservative Tea Party movement that is picking up steam (pun intended) nationwide. I personally do not want a man who makes sweeping claims on our current president's status as the worst president in history, seemingly without any reasons for said claims, to have substantial political sway in a state that has already passed an (essentially unconstitutional) law that would turn it into something resembling a police state. Although I know it is wishful thinking, I can't help but dream that the American public (regardless of political affiliation) would be just a little more sensible.
