Comments on: Spartanburg Flap: Not Everybody Loves A Parade http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/06/spartanburg-flap-not-everybody-loves-a-parade/ Politics, Sports and Pop Culture Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:22:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: rick beltram http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/06/spartanburg-flap-not-everybody-loves-a-parade/#comment-44940 rick beltram Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:39:16 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=11535#comment-44940 FITSNews: Stay tuned for a further evolving situation! Bad news for some elected officials. Rick Beltram FITSNews:
Stay tuned for a further evolving situation!
Bad news for some elected officials.

Rick Beltram

]]> By: Nope http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/06/spartanburg-flap-not-everybody-loves-a-parade/#comment-44920 Nope Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:08 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=11535#comment-44920 Whatever it's all about, Rick Beltram is an ass. Whatever it’s all about, Rick Beltram is an ass.

]]> By: baker http://www.fitsnews.com/2009/01/06/spartanburg-flap-not-everybody-loves-a-parade/#comment-44916 baker Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:31:19 +0000 http://www.fitsnews.com/?p=11535#comment-44916 Not so sure about the ideological component. I mean, yes, I think Lee Bright and Joey Millwood are way out there on the right-wing extreme. And, yes, both took money from Howard Rich in the GOP primary. But Glenn Reese, a Democrat, certainly isn't on that scene. It would appear that his involvement has to do with being a Senator. Meanwhile, Reese's Democrat affiliate is on Lanny's side in this whole mess. Mike Forrester and Derham Cole, Jr. are newbies; are they status quo? Maybe. Not sure where they really are this whole mix. (I do know that Cole was opposed by a very, very strong Democratic contender, but this being practically a one-party district where the "establishment" is extremely strong, it was too steep a climb for the Dem.) Anyway, this whole rift all started over the business of electing a county delegation chairman. The Senate guys, along with Millwood, demanded the weighted formula, which does apparently apply for certain kinds of delegation businss -- but the law doesn't appear to require the weighted formula for the election, within the group of legislators, of a leader. In my opinion, Bright and Millwood's group should have let there be a majority vote among the legislators and just let the matter be. They claim the law to be on their side, but, again, that isn't clear at all. I seriously doubt it has a whole lot to do with ideological purity or standing up Bobby Harrell. If so, seems like this is an awfully silly way to go about it. Not so sure about the ideological component. I mean, yes, I think Lee Bright and Joey Millwood are way out there on the right-wing extreme. And, yes, both took money from Howard Rich in the GOP primary.

But Glenn Reese, a Democrat, certainly isn’t on that scene. It would appear that his involvement has to do with being a Senator. Meanwhile, Reese’s Democrat affiliate is on Lanny’s side in this whole mess.

Mike Forrester and Derham Cole, Jr. are newbies; are they status quo? Maybe. Not sure where they really are this whole mix. (I do know that Cole was opposed by a very, very strong Democratic contender, but this being practically a one-party district where the “establishment” is extremely strong, it was too steep a climb for the Dem.)

Anyway, this whole rift all started over the business of electing a county delegation chairman. The Senate guys, along with Millwood, demanded the weighted formula, which does apparently apply for certain kinds of delegation businss — but the law doesn’t appear to require the weighted formula for the election, within the group of legislators, of a leader. In my opinion, Bright and Millwood’s group should have let there be a majority vote among the legislators and just let the matter be. They claim the law to be on their side, but, again, that isn’t clear at all.

I seriously doubt it has a whole lot to do with ideological purity or standing up Bobby Harrell. If so, seems like this is an awfully silly way to go about it.

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