"Vote 'no', Wardlow!"

Mike Obermueller in SD38B is running against the incumbent, Marty Seifert Lyn Wardlow, in Eagan.

And you'll have to excuse be for being a little unsure as to who is actually voting for the citizens in 38B, as I recently became aware of the following YouTube, about a vote in the state house: (editor's note: YouTube video after the fold)

ROFLMAO!!!

"Vote 'no', Wardlow!" instructs Marty Seifert, and presto! Wardlow votes no!!!

This, of course, explains the treatment of The Override Six by the GOP; they were given their marching orders - but didn't.

Here's what the producer of the video, Mike McIntee, had to say when he put that YouTube together:

Rep. Lynn Wardlow may push the voting button, but listen to this video and you'll hear House Minority Leader Marty Seifert telling him what to do and when during the last hours of the 2007 legislative session.
It could be that Rep. Wardlow (Republican-38B-Eagan) was inattentive and didn't realize he hadn't voted.

For the moment, let's give Rep. Wardlow the benefit of the doubt and say he was just asleep at the switch. If this is just a case of being inattentive, I can only hope he knew what he was voting against.

The vote was on the Health and Human Services bill. As you can see from the tally board, Rep. Wardlow voted no... which was a vote against health insurance for more than 30,000 kids, a vote against critical funding for nursing homes and mental health programs as well as a vote against important reforms to lower skyrocketing costs for the 93% of Minnesotans who already have health insurance.

Why would someone be against health care coverage for kids? If Rep. Wardlow calls me back (and I hope he does, since I'm a consituent in his district) I'll ask him that. But it sure appears that he voted no because he was told to do so. If that's the case, perhaps Marty Seifert is really my State Representative. I don't remember him being on the 38B ballot last November, but perhaps just like Rep. Wardlow I wasn't paying attention when I voted.

Mike Obermuller is a great guy that Wardlow beat by less than 200 votes last cycle; Mike's been giving it his all and is in a good position to represent the citizens of 38B - and he'd do a much better job than the current state Rep, Marty Seifert Lynn Wardlow.

Go to Mike Obermuller's website and volunteer for a shift or three, and/or toss Mike a few bucks so the citizens of 38B never have to see or hear another "Vote 'no', Wardlow!"