Slimy

As I have said here before, I am not a real fan of most politicians. Most of my exposure to them happens at our annual Senate Dinner. One night every April, the people from the Missouri wine industry host a fancy dinner and invite the Missouri Senators. They scmooze, we schmooze, I throw up. Over the years I have come to loathe this dinner. I now only go for the food, which is prepared by Lou, the chef at Annie Gunns.

There is one senator that always goes out of his way to be friendly to me, Harry Kennedy. He represents a part of St. Louis very close to where I live. Harry spent one night with me a couple years ago at the Senate Dinner, introduced me to people, and talked to me all night. I remember he introduced me to one of the main bosses at Southwestern Bell, and I told her we had DSL.

The part I don't understand about most of these politicians, is that they don't seem to care about me and how I feel and stand on different issues. It seems like very bad public relation skills to me. If I was a senator, and the wine industry put on a nice meal, and served their wines, and I knew there were wineries in my district, I would seek them out and talk to them, and be as sweet as possible, but not fake. I guess this is why I am not a senator. The senator in Ste. Genevieve is Kevin Engler. He goes down in reputation every time I see him. At the Senate Dinner that we hosted a week ago today, we had an appetizer hour, a 5 course meal, and then a dessert hour, all paired with Missouri wines. Halfway through the dinner, Kevin Engler ordered a beer. He has no clue about manners whatsoever. I viewed this as a huge slap in the face. We all know I am not against beer, there is a time and a place, and a Missouri wine industry funded gourmet dinner is not the time or the place. So, if you live in the district in and around Ste. Gen, take my advice and don't vote for Kevin Engler.