Oh Sure ..... Like HE Went to Harvard !!
It's been some time since we visited the Fuzzy Place in our blog.. There hasn't been all that much little stuff that generally doesn't merit a blog post. The news has either been huge or nothing. But, now that the holidays are over, the planning for 2011 has begun.
'Wait a sec, Reino... We just finished the midterm elections and South Carolina just had their state elections. What planning?' is your question right now. Well, 2011 is a big year for the party at the local and state level, organizationally speaking. But, we'll start with the big stuff...
The entire GOP state elected officials took office this week. Nikki Haley is now Gubner, and we'll soon find out if she can make any headway with the Senate and Legislature is finding ways to cut the budget and find jobs for South Carolina. The Republicans got what they wanted - now it's time for someone to bridge the gap and work together. Stagnation at this point will not be accepted, even by our own party.
Party-wise, the race to succeed Karen Floyd as Chair of the SCGOP begins. There are a few names being bandied about, but there is no clear frontrunner at this point. Locally, all the County Chairs are up for grabs in the Spring. One thing we will miss is the end of the Braden Bunch Show, aka Sumter County Chair. Word is that Braden is leaving the gig because it's cutting into his freetime to watch Da Bears' pursuit of another Super Bowl run... Maybe once the Packers end Chicago's season next week, he'll reconsider.
Need more change? Contrary to what I thought, South Carolina will be getting a 7th Congressional District. With it, begins the fight for who runs for the seat. It likely will be the Grand Strand/Pee Dee areas. Names being mentioned right now? Alan Clemmons, Tracy Edge, Luke Rankin, former 6th Congressman/ Democrat Robin Tallon and even Lt. Governor Ken Ard. Ard running makes no sense to us, and we think it's just loose talk. We'll see...
Heck, there's even change within the Four Horsemen.. No, no one has been kicked out..... But the baby of the group, Earl Capps, will be hitting the Big 4-0 soon. He has a huge party to note the event (special invites only - sorry Gov. Sanford!), and once again, he will have some of his closest friends to roast him. Since my last roast of him is still legendary, I've been getting phone calls for material...
Getting out of politics for a minute here, the band is still practicing, but I did finally put my foot down a bit. We hadn't learned a newer song for 2 months, and once I vowed to not be in an 'Old Guy Band', we started working on newer stuff. Can't wait til we play that Justin Bieber song !!
I'm noticing a trend on my football picks: I'm 0-4 on Saturday, and 3-0 so far on Sunday. This is why Pro Football should only be played on Sunday. Speaking of which, I'm convinced that after the Steelers got all those gift turnovers against Baltimore yesterday, Mike Tomlin has a Horseshoe jammed in his ass...
Socially, there is nothing going on. I dropped Match.com again, and basically going out are just social engagements, with no shot of meeting anyone. Right now, I think I'll just not even try. Ignorance is bliss...
Lastly, we go back to politics... I was watching Fox Sunday Morning, and i got a pretty good dose of why politics is so messed up. First up was NJ Governor Chris Christie. I really hadn't watched him before, but I was pretty impressed with his grasp of the issues facing the state budgets. He was poised and well-versed. I have no idea of his social policies, but fiscally, he seemed like a solid moderate. Then Tim Pawlenty, ex-Gov of Minnesota came on, and looked pretty shaky, considering he's on there all the time. Then they discussed Sarah Palin, who depends too much on tape media to look 'presidential'.... The sad part? Palin and Pawlenty are likely running for President in 2012. Christie said no way - absolutely. Damn ......
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2 comments:
I hate you want be able to attend the Earl Capps Show.
Of the names mentioned for Congress Tracy Edge and Robin Tallon. Edge knows how to work the system, vote conservative , and display ethics by not taking the MB Chamber related money like Clemmons did. However, Luke Rankin has teflon though he doesn't do anything. Robin tallon has over a million in his account still from before. Were the ties Clemmons was giving away made in China???
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