U.S. South: Open Discussion

Posted by BooMan | Jun 19, 2009 | 21 |

Florida: A lot of people are eager to take on Alan Grayson. This is also kind of funny:

“Alan Grayson is the obnoxious guy at the dinner party who ends up embarrassing the poor soul who invited him.” –

National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Andy Sere to Politico, on the prospect of Larry Cretul challenging Grayson.

Alabama: Doc’s Political Parlor has a rundown of all the state House races.

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BooMan on June 19, 2009 at 1:43 pm

Got any news from the South?
- BrendaStewart on June 21, 2009 at 11:18 pm
  
  I was down in Memphis today and it was 102 in the shade. Talk about global warming!!!!!! ……and it is just the middle of June…..God forbid what it will be like in July and August.
  
  I suppose we got our hare of the stimulus…we have a lot of repaving of our roads in our city as of late….just saying…since we have had not any since…well maybe in 8 years or so.
- me knows best on July 17, 2009 at 5:46 pm
  
  Jax, Fla NPR station reported on “about 100” tea partiers who demonstrated at Sen Martinez and Sen Nelson’s local offices today to protest a public option in health care. You have to wonder, of course, whether these people even know what they are protesting against! The group’s organizer spoke briefly of “too much government” “government out of control” & “the government is really only supposed to protect us.”
  
  You might remember our local tea party group as the one which on July 4 weekend held a large rally featuring offensive signs comparing Obama to Hitler. (At least one of which is still visible at their website.) My favorite of their photos, though, has to be this one:
  
  As I say at my blog, hows about we $top the $pending by starting with Medicare and Social Security?
- RiaD on August 1, 2009 at 10:37 pm
BooMan on June 22, 2009 at 3:54 pm

south carolina guv, gone missing.
- dada on June 22, 2009 at 4:12 pm
  - BooMan on June 22, 2009 at 4:14 pm
    
    who knows? Maybe.
BooMan on July 8, 2009 at 9:52 am

Joe Garcia gets a job in the Energy Department.
BooMan on July 30, 2009 at 11:50 am

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) said Wednesday she’s stepping down from the Senate this fall to pursue her gubernatorial campaign, setting the stage for a Texas-sized senatorial battle next spring.

Hutchison told POLITICO that she’s planning to leave the Senate in October or November — confirming comments she first made to a local Texas radio station — but hasn’t made any official plans. It’s the first public timetable she has set for her departure.

She is the seventh Senate Republican to announce a departure this election cycle — the highest number of such GOP moves in more than 80 years, according to Cook Political Report Senate analyst Jennifer Duffy.

link
RiaD on August 3, 2009 at 6:21 pm

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090803/ap_on_re_us/us_tenn_senator_scandal

When an extortion plot exposed married Republican Sen. Paul Stanley’s illicit relationship, he said he would be “clearing up” misimpressions later. He’s now clearing out his office, the latest politician caught in a sex scandal, this one made worse by not coming clean.
snip
Moments after submitting his resignation letter, Stanley went on a talk radio show in Memphis to say that his actions did not shake his moral ideals.

ahhhh. no doubt it was his intern shaking his moral & pair of ideals!
BooMan on August 4, 2009 at 2:22 pm

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is talking to the NRCC about running in FL-24 against Freshman Suzanne Kosmas. Too bad he thinks Hitler was a great leader.
BooMan on August 7, 2009 at 11:43 am

Mel Martinez calling it quits, early:

Because you’re a friend, I wanted you to know first about the decision I will announce today to step down from public office.
Twelve years ago I offered myself as a candidate for public office in Florida out of a deep sense of appreciation for what America and the people of Florida did for me as a young immigrant to this country.

In 1997, Kitty and I decided it was time to give back and we entered the public arena, first as Mayor of Orange County, then as a Member of the President’s cabinet and now as a United States Senator. Through those experiences I have gained the greatest respect for the people of Florida and have enjoyed serving their interests.

When I began my term as Senator, I promised I wouldn’t simply warm a seat; I promised to take on the difficult issues and work to make a difference. Keeping that promise has meant pressing for help and assistance for families struggling to keep their homes, their jobs, and their confidence that our country is safe.

And on that note, I am especially grateful to the men and women of our military and their families whom I have had the distinct honor of representing in Washington and I thank them for their service to our country.

As a US Senator, I have also had a platform to speak against the oppression of the Cuban regime and my hope for a better future for the people of Cuba. I will continue that lifelong passion in the next phase of my life.
I will always be grateful to the people of Florida for bestowing on me the singular honor of representing them in the United States Senate.

My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country and at this stage in my life, and after nearly twelve years of public service in Florida and Washington, it’s time I return to Florida and my family.

So today I am announcing my decision to step down from public office, effective on a successor taking office to fill out the remainder of my term.

I have enjoyed my time in the Senate and have the utmost respect for my colleagues and the institution. I especially thank Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for his guidance and insight.

I look forward to continuing to be an active and constructive voice on issues vital to Florida and our nation, and being an active member of Florida’s Republican Party.

Lastly, Kitty and I would like to thank you for all your support. You have been helpful in countless ways. As I begin this new chapter in my life, I look forward to seeing more of you and your family.
RiaD on August 7, 2009 at 3:28 pm

Jenny Sanford moves out of the governors mansion.
Mark Sanford says he supports her decision.
RiaD on August 9, 2009 at 6:08 pm

Sanford in the hot seat again

and

Graham warns against ‘pulling a Rumsfeld’
- dada on August 9, 2009 at 6:54 pm
  
  a $1295 plane ride so he could get back in time for a $10 haircut…probably known in ratpublican circles as fiscal responsibility.
  
  classy
RiaD on August 12, 2009 at 6:55 pm

lining up for a shot at being governor

http://www.wistv.com/global/story.asp?s=10894084
BooMan on August 25, 2009 at 1:59 pm

Wow, Parker Griffith (D-AL) says he won’t vote for Pelosi for speaker again and if she doesn’t like it, he has a gift certificate for a mental-health center that she can use.
BooMan on August 27, 2009 at 3:50 pm

Charlie Melancon is running against Vitter.
RiaD on August 31, 2009 at 9:43 am

dwight drake is running for governor
BooMan on September 5, 2009 at 10:02 am

Howie Klein has some interesting things to say about FL-12.
BooMan on September 9, 2009 at 11:39 am

Anyone know anything about Cedric Richmond?

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