And this is what will cost Republicans elections. Another conspiracy theorist.

Was on Facebook earlier this AM, and this popped up.

And I could not help but shake my head, because this is the kind of goofiness that will ultimately cost Republicans elections:

It’s not that these gentlemen spoke with a nutty legislator about “geoengineering,” a.k.a. jet contrails, etcetera. Law enforcement gets plenty of people who contact them with goofiness.  My departed father, an FBI agent, was once called at home by a lobbyist who wanted him to investigate that the communists were trying to take over the legislature in Pierre.  I don’t know if he was as cordial as Marty and the others were with Andera, but like I said, goofiness.

No, what’s bad is that a legislator is trying to self-promote that she’s being active on the issue. Even worse, the SDGOP is highlighting it in social media.  Because, it’s one of those issues for… well, for pretty much anyone who isn’t a nut.

I mean, a legislator could be out there seeking information on workforce development. Or, on the affordable housing crisis. Or, on ag processing, or on childcare availability for working parents, or education funding, or the crisis in rural medicine, about on a million other issues that your friends and neighbors ACTUALLY care about, and ACTUALLY affect their lives.

But no.  We have legislators out there focusing on “geoengineering legislation.”   Something that affects literally no one because it’s a made up conspiracy issue or they read something that their crazy aunt posted to facebook. Or even worse, signed a “kooky, wrong & dangerous” pledge to promote shooting down airplanes.

When elected officials stop paying attention to things that actually matter and focus on conspiracy – at some point voters are going to question the decision they made to send them to Pierre in the first place, and decide that they want to send someone serious to represent them.