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Politics is an amazing thing especially the events that happen around it. I\’ve often described it as a giant game, the game is rarely rational and the rules can be fuzzy, but as long as everyone understands that the game is being played it can be both interesting and amusing at the same time.

However, sometimes things just descend into silliness as reflected by the Cheese War parody of a few weeks ago. It\’s amusing because you have to wonder sometimes…if the general public saw this, what would they think? Especially considering that the people involved are usually pretty active in political campaigns at all levels.

Which brings me to the latest example….the great debate about \”Where was Michael Brodkorb on the evening of August 2nd?\”. It\’s even better if you picture the guy on a rusted metal chair under a naked light bulb with sinister trench-coat-wearing cigar-smoking donkeys poking at him.

The two primary players are Michael McIntee (of Stronger DFL) and Michael Brodkorb (of Minnesota Democrats Exposed). Basically it started like this

McIntee : Dude, Michael Brodkorb was soooo at the DFL Feminist Caucus AG Candidates forum.
Brodkorb : Dude I so wasn\’t
McIntee : Was too!!! Everyone saw you!!!
Brodkorb : Was not!!!
McIntee : Was too!!!
Brodkorb : Was not!!
McIntee : Gimme back my ball!!!

Ok I made the last line up…but seriously who cares if the guy was?? And is it that hard to believe you mistook the guy? I mean I\’ve met the guy and no offense to him (or more likely his wife) but he doesn\’t have any distinquishing features that would make him absolutely unforgettable. NOTE : It should be pointed out that the few times I have met him he was in business attire so I don\’t know if he was hiding a third nipple or hideous birth mark or something. I\’ll let you draw your own conclusions.

So in an effort to keep this little debate from officially entering the silly category of political discourse, I hereby host the following forum.

Where In The World Is Brodkorb? [said in that South Park announcers voice]

In the comments we are going to decide once and for all, where was Michael Brodkorb on the night of August 2nd.

Was he destroying evidence of Halliburtons secret shadow government?
Was he creating, in Rathergate fashion, new documents proving the existence of Iraqi WMDs?
Was he bathing in a tub of melted Gorgonzola?
Was he playing a game of Rummy with Castro, a temporarily re-animated Walt Disney, and the local telephone sanitizer??

Sure he SAYS he spent the evening with his wife, but obviously we\’re not taking people at their word anymore. So come up with your own version of the evening. The more wacky it is the more likely to be true (I\’m guessing).

Personally that tub of Gorgonzola has my vote so far.