The politics of big ol’ ‘Merkin cars

I don’t want to delve into politics too often in this space, but I reserve the right to occasionally dip a toe into the water when I come across something that strikes me as comment-worthy.

Don’t get me wrong; I have strongly-held political opinions that I’m almost always happy to discuss and debate (sometimes politely), but I don’t actively seek opportunities to talk politics or religion or other subjects that provoke people’s most passionate (read: angry) points of view. There’s a time and a place for all that … and I’ve decided, for the most part, that this blog will provide neither.

But I live in Minnesota’s 2nd Congressional District. I’ll just borrow a paragraph from Wikipedia to explain what that means:

But wait! There’s more …