In Defense Of Gresham Barrett …

By FITSNews || It’s hard to imagine a bigger “mega-bag-o-douche” running for public office (anywhere) than Gresham Barrett.

It’s like this guy stumbled out of the 1890′s or something, glad-handing, back-slapping and spitting out all of the same old “heard it all before” crap that every candidate for governor in South Carolina has spit out for decades.  Just look at him, for crying out loud.  He’s the “Seersucker Proxy.”  Believe it or not, though, there is actually one candidate in the 2010 S.C. gubernatorial race that makes Barrett look positively 1960′s by comparison: S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster (a.k.a. Foghorn Leghorn).

Anyway, McMaster’s campaign (and other Barrett opponents) are displeased at the moment because Barrett is tapping hundreds of thousands of dollars from his Congressional campaign account – an office he is resigning in January 2011 – to respond to a recent ad attacking his Congressional record.

Obviously, Barrett is using the money to further his gubernatorial ambitions, critics say.  And he’s doing it against the expressed wishes of these donors, many of whom supported Barrett for Congress but are supporting other candidates for governor.

Good points, to be sure, but this is all much ado about nothing if you ask us …

Last time we checked, someone who was (deservedly) attacked for being a complete and total flip-flopping hypocrite had the right to defend themselves, and since Barrett is responding to an attack on his Congressional record, he seems justified in using these funds.

At least he’s not using our money to pay for his propaganda this time …