(03-05-2018 06:39 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 06:27 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 06:20 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 06:18 PM)Tom in Lazybrook Wrote:  

(03-05-2018 06:13 PM)stinkfist Wrote:  the simplest way to answer........not socialism.....

one can only hope that fiscal cons become part of reality moving forward.....I'm not holding my breath......but I damn sure know which is the lesser of the two evils.....

it appears McConnell wants our Governor to appoint himself (Bryant....southern miss grad)....

that would draw some ire from the other side of the aisle....

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/0...l-1-437126


the 'sip now has two seats up for grabs......I don't worry about it.....they're both a gimme putt to remain ®.....most likely it will be Wicker keeps his seat and McDaniel fills out the remainder of Cochran's term after the special election...

Historially Governors appointing themselves don't perform well electorally.

Bryant is a piece of work. That's to be sure.

it would only be for the interim....

I actually would be surprised if he agrees to it....I gotta call our whip now to get the skinny....

That would be interesting. So he'd temporarily give up the Governor's mansion and take a leave of absence to take up a Senate seat? That doesn't make a lot of sense. Especially if Bryant wasn't planning on running himself.

McConnell plus intervention in Southern Senate special elections. What could go wrong?

like I said, I don't disagree.....it's doesn't make any political sense to me either....

that's McConnell for ya....

I'm waiting on a text....and I'm certain the response will be phrased in a way to not indict said person...if I get one, I'll let you guys know...

I personally don't see how you don't appoint McDaniel unless there is another candidate the reds are favoring that I'm unaware of.....

Quote:Mississippi’s Republican governor reaffirmed Tuesday that he won't appoint himself to the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Thad Cochran, saying he’ll find another strong contender to keep the seat firmly in GOP hands for decades, as Cochran did.

“There’s something nefarious about the idea of a governor appointing himself. Washington’s not where I want to be just now,” Gov. Phil Bryant told reporters.