As we’ve stated ad nauseam, we don’t care who the Republican Party elects as its leaders – at any level.
The party is dead to us. And needs to die in general.
Also, party leaders are (technically) required to stay neutral in GOP primary elections – and then endorse GOP nominees whether they are really “Republican” or not. Which makes them nothing but superfluous decoration as far as we’re concerned.
Still, limited government backers in Charleston, S.C. are ecstatic over the victory of “Fair Tax John” – a.k.a. John Steinberger – who was elected chairman of the Charleston County Republican Party on Monday evening.
By a vote of 51-34, Steinberger defeated the choice of the “Republican” establishment – Mark Smith. That’s significant when you consider less than a year ago Steinberger was running as a petition candidate against S.C. Speaker Bobby Harrell, a “Republican in Name Only” from Charleston who until recently controlled the local party machinery.
“Thanks to the members of the Charleston County Republican Party for electing me Chair,” Steinberger wrote on his Facebook page. “I look forward to working with Mark Smith and the other hard-working activists in the party!”
As we noted in this post, Smith was advised by Jim Hirni – one of the lobbyists convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal. He also received an endorsement from former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, who is tight with Hirni.
Did any of that help Steinberger win? Who knows … anybody who’s spent any time whatsoever around Charleston County Republicans knows the lot of ’em are bat sh*t crazy.
Anyway … good luck to “Fair Tax John.” Reformers have been elected to county leadership posts in the South Carolina Republican Party before … with precious little to show for it.
We’d like to think he will be different … but the Republican Party simply doesn’t strike us as a vehicle for the sort of reforms his supporters are clamoring for. To the extent his supporters are even aware of what they’re clamoring for …
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Congratulations to fellow FairTax supporter, John Steinberger. Every profession needs to be reformed from the ground up, but it is especially true in politics. I think you will find FairTaxers to be anything but “bat shit crazy”.
Fair Taxers won’t stay in lock step, just like those Teapartiers and 9-12’ers that are called “bat shit crazy” and won’t be defined by the p’wned parties.
BRAVO ZULU Cap’n John!
Congratulations to fellow FairTax supporter, John Steinberger. Every profession needs to be reformed from the ground up, but it is especially true in politics. I think you will find FairTaxers to be anything but “bat shit crazy”.
Fair Taxers won’t stay in lock step, just like those Teapartiers and 9-12’ers that are called “bat shit crazy” and won’t be defined by the p’wned parties.
BRAVO ZULU Cap’n John!
John’s a one-issue-agenda guy who is too NICE to do any harm to Harrell. Incidentally, Alan, how’s the Harrell investigation going?
John’s a one-issue-agenda guy who is too NICE to do any harm to Harrell. Incidentally, Alan, how’s the Harrell investigation going?
He looks like Dabo Swinney
He looks like Dabo Swinney
Would you please provide captions with your photos
Now, which of the two is John
Would you please provide captions with your photos
Now, which of the two is John
Instead of filing this under “Top Stories” perhaps you should file it under “Who gives a flying fuck!” For a fellow who constantly talks about how useless these local GOP organizations are, you sure do write about them alot.
Instead of filing this under “Top Stories” perhaps you should file it under “Who gives a flying fuck!” For a fellow who constantly talks about how useless these local GOP organizations are, you sure do write about them alot.
“bat sh*t crazy”? Who wrote this post, GrandTango?
Ya gotta hand it to him, the last few posts have been symbol free.
“bat sh*t crazy”? Who wrote this post, GrandTango?
Ya gotta hand it to him, the last few posts have been symbol free.
“we don’t care who the Republican Party elects as its leaders – at any level.”
You and Tom Davis and Mark Sanford and a few more minority of a minority are Libertarians – with a real authoritarian, bully bent, NOT Republicans – who have the pure unmitigated gall to call real Republicans RINOs. Now, if only you and those Libertarians too gutless to run as what you are will run as what you are, the real Republicans can start to regain control of their party from you freaks and do something to help the country.
“…Smith was advised by Jim Hirni – one of the lobbyists convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal. He also received an endorsement from former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, who is tight with Hirni.”
There was a time when South Carolinians would have said “hell, NO” to carpet baggers and outside agitators…but, that’s who owns today’s once SCGOP and the gutless Libertarians and they welcome them with open arms.
“gutless Libertarians”
Ha.
“we don’t care who the Republican Party elects as its leaders – at any level.”
You and Tom Davis and Mark Sanford and a few more minority of a minority are Libertarians – with a real authoritarian, bully bent, NOT Republicans – who have the pure unmitigated gall to call real Republicans RINOs. Now, if only you and those Libertarians too gutless to run as what you are will run as what you are, the real Republicans can start to regain control of their party from you freaks and do something to help the country.
“…Smith was advised by Jim Hirni – one of the lobbyists convicted in the Jack Abramoff scandal. He also received an endorsement from former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, who is tight with Hirni.”
There was a time when South Carolinians would have said “hell, NO” to carpet baggers and outside agitators…but, that’s who owns today’s once SCGOP and the gutless Libertarians and they welcome them with open arms.
“gutless Libertarians”
Ha.
there is no “fair” Tax. Robbing ten dollars from everyone in a room at gun point hardly seems “fair” but that is what “fair taxers” are advocating.
there is no “fair” Tax. Robbing ten dollars from everyone in a room at gun point hardly seems “fair” but that is what “fair taxers” are advocating.
Why is Governor Nikki rubbing her boob up against him? Inquiring minds want to know.
Yes, she is….leaning it right up against him.
Why is Governor Nikki rubbing her boob up against him? Inquiring minds want to know.
Yes, she is….leaning it right up against him.