TKC MUST READ!!! SHOW-ME GUIDE FOR VANITY CANDIDATES!!!

The whole reason we started this blog wasn't just to chronicle the events of the day but, instead, to highlight truly remarkable stories that deserve attention. 

To wit . . . 

MISSOURI SCRIBE JOHN COMBEST SMACKS DOWN SO MANY POLITICOS RUNNING ON NOTHING BUT EGO!!!

There's EXCEPTIONAL writing in his recent column that pokes fun at progressives, conservatives, the current redistricting hot mess and even name checks our blog mentor.

Here's the setup . . .

An overwhelming majority of the men and women making the pilgrimage to Jefferson City to file for state legislative office believe they are going to win. Some are incumbents cruising to re-election. Some are members of the party with a statistical majority in a district that has been (clench your beads, “campaign reform” submissives, Daddy’s going to use a trigger word) gerrymandered. And some are solid minority-party candidates in true swing districts.

The rest of them, the silver medalists in waiting, are egotistical vanity candidates.

Seriously, this is a fun read and probably our news item of the day.

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Opinion: How to earn an election silver medal (without really trying)

Ahh, filing season. For political addicts like you and me it delivers all the anticipation of the 12 Days of Christmas, but three times longer and with more unbreedable slobs than your worst holiday gathering. At least your fat cousins don't take selfies in front of the Kirkpatrick Building.