A wasted vote is one that is not cast

It is interesting that the major parties say if you vote any party than the Republican and Democrat parties.  If you vote Libertarian like in 2016 for Gary Johnson you are throwing away your vote.  Here is the truth a trash can vote is one not cast or a voter that stays home.  That is a trash can vote.  If you want to vote for Gary Johnson go for it.  He is the only adult in the room should have been in Monday, September 26th debate between the two schoolchildren Donny and Hillary.  When Donny pulls Hillary's hair she could say principal Johnson Donny pushed me.  He could say you guys need to grow up act your age not your shoe size.  Here is my independent voting record.  In 1992 and 1996 went for Perot, In 2000 went for Buchanan and in 2004 went to Petrouka of the Constitution Party.  Gary Johnson is possibly on my list for 2016.  The last two election cycles I have not found a good Independent. I voted for the GOP nominees of McCain and Romney in 2008 and 2012.  I am not completely sold on Trump.  I will tell you Trump is the GOP nominee due to the Perotistas who backed him in the GOP Primaries.  I was actually a Ted Cruz backer in the primaries.  I have not decided between Trump and Johnson.  Perot did not elect Bill Clinton in 1992. Bush 41's poor performance as president did.  Gary Johnson will not elect Hillary Clinton only the media will unless history tells Trump will win since every eight years we change the party in the White House from one party to the other.  Remember it has not been since 1860 since a non major party win the White House that was the Republican party with Abraham Lincoln.  Could Gary Johnson be the Abe Lincoln of 2016.  We shall see. 

Welcome aboard Texas Junior Senator Cruz to the Trump Train

It is nice that you have decided to support and endorse your party nominee for president.  Now you need to get others like your friends from Maine Susan Collins, Alaska's liberal Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski and Washington Senatorial hopeful Chris Vance on the Trump Train.  The more united we are the more we can make America Great again.  You may not agree with Donald on all issues.  The important thing is not to have Hillary Clinton occupy the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue in DC on January 20, 2017.  Thank you for finally doing the right thing and also doing the Christian thing which is to forgive that is what a minister does. 

Major mall shooting in Skagit County

Friday, September 23, 2016 a crazy Hispanic person killed 4 people at the Macy's Store in Cascade Mall in Burlington north of Seattle near Interstate 5.  Multiple law enforcement agencies have responded.  The main law enforcement agencies the Skagit County Sheriffs office, Burlington Police Department.  Mount Vernon and Sedro Wooley Police Departments are also assisting in the investigation.  Skagit Valley has been transporting the wounded all night.  According to my friends at Syracuse.com and KIRO Channel 7.  There are 3 females dead ages not confirmed.  If you know anything about this shooting please contact local Skagit County law enforcement agencies or call 911.  If you know the where this Hispanic lunatic is please contact law enforcement because he is a coward.  You do not do this in my home state that is for damn sure. 

Could Mark Begich be elected again as US Senator in Alaska?

Let's see in 2014 most Alaskans fired him as US Senator to junior US Senator Dan Sullivan.  Could Mark Begich win again in Alaska.  Let's travel  in a time machine where 30 years ago to 1986. One term US Senator Slade Gorton was voted out of office in Washington State only to run two years later and defeated Mike Lowry.  Where he served two more terms after Dan Evans choose not serve again.  Many Alaskans like Mark Begich.  I predicted two years that he would run against Murkowski in this posthttp://swensonfamilymember.blogspot.com/2014/11/alaska-congressman-don-young-or-us.html . 
In this election even he does a write in he would get a seat at the table.  This would be a big table for KTUU and KTVA to have at the debate table.  Margaret Stock and Ray Metcalfe by themselves could not get at least 30 percent of the vote.  You would have the big three.  Lisa and Mark would try to be the adults in the room.  Joe would discuss freedom and Alaskan Independence.  Here is the thing Ray served with Lisa's father in the legislature.  Margaret would just eat popcorn wondering when to chime in.  If Mark Begich runs we shall see.  

Alaska Democrats are asking Ray Metcalfe to drop out of US Senate Race

Most Democrats do not support this nominee.  Most support Independent candidate Margaret Stock.  Ray does not support the values of most Alaska Democrats such as too strict on gun control.  This is a problem with Alaskan natives.  He also supports Alaska staying in a welfare refusing to let industry support the state.  His ideas are too radical for Alaska.  He has been known to cause craziness while not going about the governor they put in office for reducing a permanent fund dividend. 

Is Lisa Murkowski vulnerable? Alaska's US Senate race

Now that Joe Miller has replaced Cean Stevens as the Libertarian nominee for the US Senate.  Will Joe get his revenge from 6 years ago.  I guess Lisa will need the majority of Democrats to save her.  Most conservative Republicans are going with Joe Miller.  We shall see when the debates happen.  There is also riff between Margaret Stock and Ray Metcalfe who is the better Democrat.  Ray Metcalf served with Lisa's father in the legislature in 1970's.  Go Joe Go. 

Hey Lisa Murkowski I am back in the US Senate race again

Yesterday, September 6, 2016  it was announced that Joe Miller a two time failed US Senate candidate would become the Libertarian Party candidate after Cean Stevens had withdrew from race.  Gary Johnson the presidential candidate is at 25 percent of the vote in the polls in Alaska, Eastern Washington, Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.  All three major presidential candidates are in a dead heat in Montana and Virginia.  Hillary Clinton is in 3rd place in Wyoming, Alaska and Idaho which is what her husband got in 1992.  He is leading in many rural Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon counties and rural Idaho and Montana counties.  He defeated Lisa in a primary in 2010.  He was defeated in a write in campaign which was orchestrated by the Alaska Democrat Party.  Let's make Alaska great again elect Joe Miller for US Senate.  Let's show America that Alaska can elect a great person to the US Senate.  This blog endorsed Cean Stevens now will endorse Joe Miller just like it did in 2010 under a different name.  Now can we get Sarah Palin on board. 

Jill Stein you are a real criminal where Hillary is only a poilitical criminal

According to the recent article Billings Gazette you were caught spraying painting pipeline equipment.  You are an obstructionist a real environmentalist.  I guess instead of running for president you need to run for the slammer.  That is where you need to go.  I am sorry if America does not share your view of paying $10 a gallon of gasoline.  Have you accepted any money for your campaign from the Middle East they are funding the environmental movement.  Hillary has done unethical acts while in public service since 1980's hers are in white color criminal nature such as using a private server for government business instead of using a government.dot.gov address which are what federal employees are suppose to use for information. 

Montana you need to do what Alaska has done with Indian suicide prevention

Montana you need to be like Alaska when it comes to solving Indian suicide prevention.  You need to let the individual tribes take the lead.  In Alaska they have the native non profit corporations take the lead.  You also need to allow economic development on the Indian reservations.  Let Indian country decided issues on their own land.  Many Western including my home state of Washington have this mentally you need to make Indian country do it our way.  This is the wrong approach.  Here is the problem before 1900 we had a part of our history that was wrong that is to kill the Indian instead of adapt to their lifestyle.  In 1850's we created the Bureau of Indian affairs this would distribute lands for development.  Here is the problem we would tell the Indian you need to go over there because we will not settle there.  That is where the reservation would be.  Want a good example look at where the Spokanes, Snoqualmis, Tuliap, Nisquali, Nez Perce, Colvilles and the Yakamas there were corralled to an area that would not be developed.  If wanted to buy the land it is cheap.  Just go to Sunnyside.  In Alaska and Hawaii since the reservation was inhumane they created the native non profit corporation which is the reservation.  They hope this would fail but they succeeded.  There were only two tribes that received land that is Metlakalta and Vientiete.  The polynesian people were done the same way.  Montana you need to ask the tribes and let the elders teach suicide prevention the traditional way.  You need to respect the way the Indian country does it let them do.  The one race fits all approach does not work.  Montana look to Alaska for what they did with suicide prevention. 

Montana Citizens time to approve recreational marijuana use

Montana I am surprise you guys have yet gotten this law passed yet.  I figured by 2013 or 2014 you would be a state already approved for recreational pot use.  Montana citizens have always been free spirited.  I can not believe you let Colorado and the liberal state of Washington beat you on this issue.  Recently I had read that Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming have the most free masons in the United States.  Some have even defected to other states helped set policy in states they move into.  I helped get Alaska to be able to get recreational marijuana this state was the only state until the first Bush Administration told Alaska you make it illegal or no road funds.  In 1991 Alaskans made it illegal only to approve recreational use in 1998 and 2014 voters approved it overwhelmingly along with Oregon.  I lived in the Spokane area from 1991-1998.  I remember people in Montana were very free spirited just like people in North Idaho and Eastern Washington.  People in Montana time to get the petitions out put it on 2017 or 2018 ballot.  You can be the next state to approve the use of recreational marijuana.