Vote for Pete

Some of you may have heard that former congressman Pete McCloskey, 78, is coming out of retirement to challenge Rep. Richard Pombo, R-Tracy, for Republican nomination for the congressional seat. While it’s cool that this dude is fired up enough at 78 years old to get back in the ring to right some wrongs, what I found especially compelling about this story is the way he’s going about it. If anyone saw this piece on the news the other night, you’d know what I’m talking about. His signs, for example:

“In my campaign, we don’t pay very much. My mother-in-law made up these posters last night. I think there are other things than money that win elections,” McCloskey said.

You can get an idea of what he’s talking about in this photo I “borrowed” from KCRA (expressed written consent be damned, the Rag keeps it real, too!).

Oh, and did you read Pete’s quote closely? His mother-in-law whipped those signs up for him…dude is 78! Now that’s something to vote for…

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  1. I am going to bust out my Sharpies and join his campaign. I can’t let a 100 plus year old woman handle an entire election….. unless of course she lives in a home where arts and crafts got extended.

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