Lame Duck Quacks

The Lame Duck Quacks. The Lame Duck knows.

It suddenly becomes very clear it is exactly as Solomon of old declared,

Vanity of vanities, all is vanity… (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

All of a sudden several legislators are powerless
because the ballot box has spoken… it is over!

A lame duck can quack and has nothing to lose! Maybe a smart lame duck would understand that nobody cares, but old habits die hard.  🌝

The Alaska 2016 primary incumbent primary losers, combined with retirees (voluntary lame ducks), created several lame ducks! Which is a huge impact for the 15% of eligible voters who chose to vote.

Lame ducks tend to be defensive and feel wounded, but maybe this makes the ‘quacks’ interesting? I created “lameduckquacks.com” so I could quack a bit and I extend the privilege of quacking to my fellow lame ducks…. a voluntary “exit pole”…. The posts here are also posted on LameDuckQuacks.com and have been submitted to The People’s Paper.

It is a temporary opportunity because lame ducks “die” when the gavel falls in January, 2017.

No, I am not referring to injured fowl, but I am using a photo of a “lame duck”. Please note: NO water fowl was injured for the sake of photography. This is obviously  a photoshopped photo. Ducks don’t use crutches, duh!

Simple Definition:

1. an elected official whose time in an office or position will soon end;
2. a person, company, etc., that is weak or unsuccessful and needs help

Full Definition:

1. one that is weak or that falls behind in ability or achievement; especially  chiefly British  :  an ailing company;
2. an elected official or group continuing to hold political office during the period between the election and the inauguration of a successor;
3. one whose position or term of office will soon end

Definition taken from Merriam-Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary.

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This is an introduction to a mini-series of posts (Quacks) here. I believe I have a lot to offer and this is how I am choosing to effectively document some of my knowledge, in essence I am “enjoying my convalescence”. These posts are also being posted at LameDuckQuacks.com and submitted as articles to The People’s Paper.

Please know, I realize, at some level no one really cares what I have to say – but the flip side is maybe what I say can be of help to someone trying to understand the world of politics a bit more.