A few of our readers may be aware that there is a Presidential campaign in process. One or two of those politically in tuned readers might even realize that today is Super Tuesday, which is now when Oklahoma's primary takes place. For those who are surprised by this news, I cannot really blame you. With the exception of a few Ron Paul signs around town and a handful of Barack Obama commercials, this state has been largely untouched by any candidate. Part of it is because we are a small state disbursing our delegates on the same day as New York and California. The rest is that Oklahoma is a really weird state politically.
Case in point: Ron Paul is going all out in this state. Not being a Republican, I cannot say I have been following him closely, but my initial reaction to him is that he is Ross Perot without the funny ears. My favorite Paul tactic when he gets invited to the debates (something the Democrats finally stopped doing for Dennis Kucinich, their lunatic candidate) is how he keeps reciting, "No one is talking about cutting spending," like a parrot who knows no other phrases after every other candidate gives spending cuts lip service. Then again, his complete disregard for reality would be par for the course in regard to candidates this state supports.