Something Nice About Henry McMaster

Given the fact that he’s running ads on this website like there’s no tomorrow (well, Google is actually running ads on his behalf), a reader asked us the other day if there wasn’t “something nice” we could say about S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster.

Hmmm … let’s see … well, we obviously can’t credit his prosecutorial skills, or his Craigslist crackdown skills or his choice of after-hours hangouts.  And based on his “Ten Point Plan For Prosperity” (which includes such gems as “unless our children are able to read, they cannot learn”), he’s sure shaping up to be a real dud in the gubernatorial race, too.

So … is there “something nice” we can say about McMaster?

Sure … sure there is.

Henry McMaster likes to smoke pot … or at least he liked to smoke pot “back in the day.” And unlike some politicians, Henry admittedly inhaled.  “Big-time,” in fact.

Now while this might be cause for concern in some political circles, the whole “Henry McMaster Marijuana” thing actually gives us a little hope for the guy … as in he might not be as big a douche bag as we thought he was.

Of course it does raise the legitimate question of whether or not Henry had sufficient brain cells lying around in that near-empty noggin of his to devote to such extracurricular activities, but we’ll let next week’s GOP gubernatorial debate up in Newberry begin the process of deciding that.

Seriously, people … if Henry can make it through his Richard Quinn-prepared talking points without drooling on the index cards, it’ll be a victory.

In the meantime, we long for a time when a politician smoking a little marijuana from time to time isn’t considered scandalous.

From a national embarrassment standpoint, it sure beats popping caffeine pills …

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