Could Don Bacon become our next president?

It’s a long shot, but he’s dipping his toe in the water to see if there’s a chance.

During an interview on the Our American Legacy podcast, when asked if he is considering running for president in 2028, he said, “I won’t lie. Yes, I would love to.” He then went on to say that he would also consider being someone’s running mate or the right-hand or left-hand man for someone who shares his values.

Don’t hate the playa’. Hate the game.

I’m not an expert on 1980s hip hop by any stretch of the imagination. But I know that phrase has its roots in an Ice-T song and has been popularized in other forms of pop culture as well.

For those unfamiliar with the vernacular of the street, it means you should blame the system and not the person involved for how things work out.

That phrase perfectly describes the state of our current political environment. Don Bacon is a case in point.

I drove to Grand Island to watch the Pete Ricketts-Dan Osborn debate. I like to go to these things in person whenever possible to get a feel for the room.

The venue where the debate was held was next to the Grand Island casino and racetrack. A fitting metaphor for a longshot candidate who has made this a real horserace.

You rarely see two politicians with such a different visual style on stage. With the senator in his blue blazer and the worker in his blue-collar informal apparel. It set the stage for an evening that was long on disagreements but short on fireworks.

Memes, tweets, and political TV ads: if you spend any time online or in front of a television, you can’t avoid seeing them.

Even if you don’t spend any time online, there’s a good chance someone will send them to you anyway.

I have had a love-hate relationship with memes for years. They can often be humorous. But all too often they can also be misleading or flat-out lies.

Tweets can do the same thing, only with words instead of pictures.

Both memes and tweets can be used to replace critical thinking.