There are some fascinating dynamics now in play in this tragicomedy.
Clearly, Sid Miller is the luckiest prick in this entire saga. If Nate Sheets had never run and knocked that fat, corrupt crook out of there, HE would have been the one getting washed away by the blue river of shit that took out everyone else. HE would currently be having a meltdown about how a fake farmer with zero brain and zero credentials could have possibly beaten him. It’s a shame we didn’t get to experience that timeline, actually.
ALSO, Sid was smart/lucky/corrupt enough to start licking Clayton Tucker’s anus four or five months before the election. It was clear that Sid (and more likely his band of cronies including convicted felon Todd Smith) had taken over Comrade Clayton’s social media sites as the tone changed drastically.
Why would Sid and Clayton do this? After all, Clayton spent EIGHT MONTHS calling Sid a “corrupt bootlicker” and scumbag non-stop on his campaign website. Why cozy up to him in the final four months?
Well, it was a perfect quid pro quo:
(1) Sid was likely promised he and his cronies would get their cushy jobs back, even if indirectly in some scummy way like ‘consulting.’ Sid wins.
(2) Keeping Nate out of there would keep him from uncovering all the corrupt bullshit Sid has been up to for the last decade and keep the bodies hidden. Sid wins again.
(3) Clayton knows deep down he is a total fraud and he needs Sid to help him out or he will immediately be outed as a complete moron (this kind of already happened, though). He is a kitten out on a limb and he must sense that at some level. He can lean heavily on Sid. Imagine if Nate never ran and Clayton was taking over from a vanquished Sid right now. It would be hilarious watching Sid destroy this fraud and pointing out all his incompetence. Clayton wins.
(4) Sid knows he can lead the naive and dim-witted Clayton around by the nose and have his way. Sid wins.
Everybody wins in this scenario except the taxpayer and Nate Sheets, of course.
But now Clayton has a big problem: Sid has Clayton’s small, hairless genitalia firmly in his hands. Sid KNOWS that Clayton is an utter fraud and can easily make him look like a moron if he wants. The instant Comrade Clayton says or does something dumb (guaranteed) Sid can be loud and public with his criticism as a “former Ag Commissioner” who is experienced in the area. Clayton must be kicking himself for making this deal because he would have won anyways, thanks to the blue shit river that lifted all turds.
ALSO, do not discount the possibility and Sid is planning his comeback in 2030 and will undermine Clayton at every turn after a short honeymoon. Comrade Goatwanker has now gotten into bed with an experienced snake who (like most people) is WAY more clever than Comrade Clayton. It’s no contest: Sid has Clayton completely at his mercy. I doubt Clayton even realizes this yet.
In summary, I’m trying to look on the bright side of this whole debacle:
Clayton didn’t really “win the lottery” – he now has to go to work for the next four years. He has to show up at the office and be held responsible for his actions – not sit on Twitter all day whining about a socialist utopia. He has NEVER had to do this in his entire, sad life. He is used to making up lie after lie and never being caught. He has never held ANY position of actual responsibility. But NOW he has made a ton of public statements to newspapers and voters and can be crucified for his fuckups. And there WILL be fuckups.
That’s because several things about Clayton Tucker are undeniable: he is not very bright, he is lazy, he is in WAY over his head, he is a radical left winger and he is a total fraud. There is no changing or denying those facts and all of that will make for a field day during his term. I actually cannot wait. He will not be able to help himself with his moronic statements that have NOTHING to do with his office. He’s actually already done it (upcoming blogs).
I also have an army of Grokbots sifting through the Ag Department organizational charts, list of employees, grants handed out, etc. I trust they will find any shady payments to any Sid Miller cronies or companies adjacent to Sid and his cronies. They are also instructed to watch ALL news and social media anytime Comrade Clayton yaps about anything at all. I’ve already nailed him to the wall on several things. That will be in the next post.