For a Governor, He Has a Peculiar Attitude about Voting

May 30, 2020


Missouri Governor Mike Parson doesn’t believe that voters need to worry about their safety if they vote in person. He says, “I hope people feel safe to go out and vote, but if they don’t, you know the number one thing is their safety should be number one. So if they don’t, then don’t go out and vote.”

The governor himself says that he’s not sure if he’ll vote absentee or not. 

Since the election is in 4 days, he’d better make up his mind. Also, if he hasn’t applied for an absentee ballot yet, it’s probably too late.

“Parson said he hasn’t decided if he’ll vote in-person Tuesday or cast an absentee ballot, but he plans to vote if he can.”  (AP report)

The governor of the state will vote IF HE CAN? Sheesh! 

At this point he almost has to vote in person. Otherwise he undermines his and the legislature’s efforts to deny absentee voting to the general public (to prevent voter fraud, of course). Also, since he’s resolutely resisted using anything that approaches common sense in dealing with the pandemic, he has to vote in person to prove that there’s nothing to worry about—he ain’t afraid of no virus!

I guess it’s like that old saying: If you can’t be a good example, you’ll just have to be a horrible warning.