Under The Dome – Gubernatorial Grooming
McMASTER WON’T RUN FOR GOVERNOR, QUINN TO MANAGE HARRELL CAMPAIGN
FITSNews – February 4, 2008 – South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, long thought to be a leading candidate for governor in 2010, has decided instead to seek a third term as the state’s top lawyer, sources tell FITSNews.
Meanwhile the consulting firm of Richard Quinn & Associates (who currently serve as McMaster’s political advisors) will reportedly manage the 2010 gubernatorial campaign of House Speaker Bobby Harrell, who has ingratiated himself over at the “Quinndom” in recent months by fawning over Arizona Sen. John McCain every chance he gets.
The last “Quinn candidate” for governor, former Attorney General Charlie Condon, finished third in the 2002 Republican gubernatorial primary with 16% of the vote.
Harrell and the Quinns will certainly have their work cut out for them in 2010. Although the House Speaker is well-known inside the “Echo Chamber” of lawmakers, lobbyists and politicos, his statewide name ID is virtually non-existent. And like it or not, he’s the man most often associated with the astronomical state spending increases of the last three years.
Frankly, we’d be all about endorsing Harrell for governor – assuming he were running in a Democratic primary, anyway. As it is, though, Harrell’s “Republican” record is more than a few bricks short of a full Reagan.
UPDATE – The response to this post was fast and furious from the Quinndom, as longtime McMaster confidant and Quinn lieutenant Trey Walker succinctly replied on behalf of his firm, ”BULLSH*T” (in all capital letters, no less). We’re endeavoring to find out whether that comment applies to the entirety of the post (i.e. a blanket “bullsh*t”) or just certain portions of it.
Comments
By joe on February 4th, 2008 at 10:45 am
harrell seems to be a wormy little man and will get thrashed, hopefully by GB. if he had any sense, he would stay put.
By Mr. Speaker is a liberal on February 4th, 2008 at 11:19 am
How dare you mention Harrell and Reagan in the same sentence! Oops, there I did it.
McMaster had no chance for Governor. He was lucky he got what he got. He is an idiot.
Harrell is a Representative in a small district who is well known in “la la land”. Outside of his district and Columbia, I don’t know anyone who knows him.
Give me Gresham Barrett any day. He will be a good conservative Governor. He will trounce Harrell.
By Gillon on February 4th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
Gresham who?
By Harden Gervais on February 4th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
You have to wonder what sort of deal McMaster cut – he’d be an odds-on favorite for the nomination, and the general.
By zingbob17 on February 4th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
I don’t think that McMaster has given up just yet because the Quinn’s blog, Palmetto Scoop, keeps writing hymnlike praises about him nearly every chance they get.
Also, if Condon is a “Quinn man,” I guess that explains why he endorsed McCain. I would have expected Huckabee, based on his 2002 campaign.
By Brad Henry on February 4th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
come on Will…this belongs on The Onion
By fitsnews on February 4th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Is anybody gonna compliment Sic on his amazing State House photography? Jeez … you people are boring.
-FITSNews
By Wow on February 4th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I thought an as-yet-unnamed Wilkins was running.
By anonymous on February 4th, 2008 at 4:25 pm
No telling what kind of rewards the McCain fawning could mean for Quinndom. Strange how friendly everything was after Jim Harrison and Bobby Harrell feuded it out. Maybe Henry wants one of those presidential appointments.
By Manse Jolly on February 4th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
the lighting sucks. you need photography classes.
By Dan Tripp on February 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
well, i can damn well guarantee that Bobby’s vote for Governor won’t be unanimous. Might even try to persuade a few conservatives to vote with me this time.
By Harry on February 4th, 2008 at 6:41 pm
It is hard to believe that McMaster is dropping out. After all, he has turned the AG’s office into campaign central and has spent millions of tax payer dollars chasing every camera in sight.
But stranger thnigs have happened…
PS..Will…I like the photograph.
By D String on February 4th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Did your finger get stuck on the zoom button?
By Junior on February 4th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
Harrell could never pull it off. The Dems won’t sell their votes for him. I’m sure they will have their own worthy opponent. Then again when push comes to shove Harrell isn’t beneath selling out the GOP to get what “he” wants.
By Believe It Not (a.k.a. Sic Willie's Stalker) on February 4th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
D String, you should be “G String.” The only intelligent thing sic(k) willie’s done in 36 months waz stuffing dollars in G Strings. At least the girls at the clubs he hangs at can get something to eat.
According to “reliable sources” who agreed to speak to BIN “..only if we ..bla, bla, bla,” sic(k) willie is such a pervert. They have pics.
Wait for his next scoop of “kitty litter.” You’ll see.
Any day now we’ll that learn the Midlands elected official who has a “Strom Problem.” And, we all k’noz that must be one of these:
Jake, Joe, Jake, Ronnie, Jake, Chip, Jake, Nathan, Bernice, Bill, Damon, Kitty, John, Jim, Billy, Smokie, Debbie, Johnnie, Bill, Todd, Donnie, Bob, Carol, Ted, Alice, Moe, Larry, Curly, Shemp or Tonto.
We may have missed a few Midlands’ elected officials. Could it be Mayor Bob? Say it’s not so. Could be. Let’s ask sic(k) willie.
If we missed any suspects, we’re sorry. It’s been a long day here at BIN News sorting through sic(k) willie’s horse stones.
By Earl on February 5th, 2008 at 2:12 am
Anyone consider that Henry Mac is banking on something bigger and higher up the food chain than Gubna from a potential McCain administration?
Let’s face it, if someone offered you a free shot at … say … U.S. Attorney General … or you could stay home and fight with three or four or five others to get to the Governor’s mansion, what would YOU do?
If it were me, and the options were wide open, being the slackass I am – you can bet I’d take the cushy Washington appointment.
After all, if you’re something like U.S. Attorney General, people around the country would kiss your booty, but try going to South Dakota or Iowa or Nevada, and tell ‘em you’re “Governor of the great state of South Carolina” and see how many of them care.
For that matter, see how many of them start backing towards the exits.
Yep, looking at it that way, we’re sure you’d take the appointment too.
By Mincing Words on February 5th, 2008 at 7:53 am
So, BIN, you admit having no purpose in life other than to hijack FITSNEWS’ blog. Do you DO anything original at all? Anything?
By Lexington GOPer on February 5th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Henry Mac spoke at the Lexington GOP executive committee meeting on Monday evening (2/4/08) where he talked about ending parole, cracking down on CDV cases, etc. During Q&A, he was asked whether he was going to run. He said he was looking hard at it and might do it, but that he wasn’t sure yet.
I was pleasantly surprised by his candor instead of the usual “I’m focused on my job, blah, blah” non-answer that these guys usually give.
By anonymous on February 5th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
U.S. Attorney General isn’t the only possible McCain appointment. There are all those federal judgeships, cabinet appointments, etc. As long as someone isn’t delusional enough to think they can be president, there are 1000 other better paying and more influential presidential pork jobs to take. That sure is a lot of face time ole Henry’s been giving to the Mac.
And let’s face it: the Mac will crush Hitlery or the black man in a general election. But on the other hand, the last 2 times the GOP nominated their moderate (Ford in ‘76 and Dole in ‘96), none of the base showed up to vote. I tend to side with Ann Coulter on that one, too.
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