Ladies and gentlemen (is that still appropriate to say?), it is election season! Candidates at all levels of government vying to be your representatives are beginning to channel their dollars and time into winning your sacred vote on Nov. 5!

Which, for the everyday voter, is often dreaded, as your inbox, mailbox, cellphone and favorite television programs are now filled with wonderful and warm messages from a host of political characters! Just yesterday I learned that Congressman Mike Garcia is bad for our kids (I guess being a veteran, respecting our Constitution, and showing up for his district is bad for kids). Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo believes “everyone should feel safe in their communities,” which needs to include defunding the police! From her June 5, 2020, Twitter (X) post, if cops want to stand in solidarity with her, they need to quit their “F&No. @ING jobs.” (Exactly what communities want and need to feel safe, right Santa Clarita?)

Perhaps the most entertaining of all is the 23rd Senate District race, pitting former Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares against “Prosecutor” Kipp Mueller. Unlike Mr. Mueller, there is unquestionable evidence that Suzette was in fact an assemblywoman, whereas Mr. Mueller’s time as a........

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