In this morning’s News Sentinel, Sen. Randy McNally likens his replacement as caucus chair to the replacement of Tom Hagen as the Corleone family’s consigliere. “We need a wartime consigliere,” he said.
Terry Frank‘s closing comments on the matter exemplify precisely what’s wrong in politics today:
He refused to endorse several GOP house candidates here in his own district over the years, including the most recent GOP candidate, David Massengill.
If McNally says this was truly a smack-down like he seems to intimating, then here’s a real lesson from the Godfather. If you turn on the family, expect to being taken for a little car ride.
I fully understand the utility of political parties, but I draw the line at mafia-like tactics to force representatives of the people to toe the party line. We elect individuals based upon their individual qualities; I vote for individuals based upon their integrity, understanding of issues, willingness to listen, and ability to work with others. I’ve voted for Randy McNally every time he’s been on the ballot, and will continue to do so.
Massengill is a caricature, and one who would have done precisely as Terry Frank and the other neo-cons dictated without ever thinking about the people of his district. He looked me in the eye over coffee one afternoon and told me that “we’ve got to focus on social issues like abortion and gay marriage to grow the party,” which is precisely the opposite of my priorities in government.
Government should do only what people cannot do, or do well, for themselves.
The mafia operating mode is how Terry Frank destroyed the Anderson County Republican Party — no room for views other than her own, no room for candidates except those equipped with the strings of a marionette.
Thanks, but no thanks.
Pretty apt assessment NM regarding political parties. Both appear to have been hijacked by the radical polar opposites and do not espouse a “good” government but a social agenda.
However, good government provides goods and services for the needs of the people it serves. Unfortunately, those that are put into that position usually are simply serving themselves.
It appears a real hijacking of the AC Rep. party did happen.
Maybe you should leave the darkside and help the AC Democratic party to turn more moderate. 😉
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Terry Frank is a bubblehead. I don’t understand why you link to her. I’ve owned gerbils with more intellectual firepower.
Doc,
I think that NM is no fan of TF.
“The mafia operating mode is how Terry Frank destroyed the Anderson County Republican Party — no room for views other than her own, no room for candidates except those equipped with the strings of a marionette.
Thanks, but no thanks.”
She is linking to her sarcastically to show her
“bubblehead.”
It obviously worked, you caught it in great detail 500 miles away. Those of us “around” already know it though. 😉
Uh, Jacket, I’ve exchanged comments on Terry’s website. I learned firsthand just how vacuous she is. By linking to her, Netmom is giving her site more hits and more credibility. She deserves neither.
I agree doc. Maybe the problem with the link is that it was not done in a snarky manner. But I don’t think a simple link lends credibility, that is up to the reader’s interpetation.
Since you have read, and commented on, her site with or w/o a link doesn’t that lend credibility and aren’t you giving her “hits”? And yes I know the comments and such are made to counter anything written on her site.
You want me to be snarky???
Nah, just clarifying to doc that just because the link, or comments, were not snarky, it doesn’t mean that you are assisting her cause.
Posted my first comment on her site this date also. She was so off base with the Senatorial District she thought John Mark Windle would be the Democratic Nominee to replace Kilby. Windle does not live in that Senatorial District. Weelll….. JMW, is a hero of mine.