By Mr. Curmudgeon
The Texas Republican primary for governor is a shadow of things to come. Incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Perry defeated Bush-supported, McCain-like, compassionate conservative Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison in a four-way primary race. “The message is pretty clear,” said Perry in his victory speech. “Conservatism has never been stronger than it is today. And we're taking our country back -- one vote at a time, one election at a time! It is clear that the Obama administration and its allies has Texas in its crosshairs,” Perry told the crowd of supporters. Their response? “Bring it on!”
Meanwhile, in Arizona, McCain-like McCain is pulling out all the stops to insure he does not suffer the same fate as McCain-like Hutchison. According to POLITICO.com, “McCain is racking up endorsements despite the considerable animus toward him that exists in some GOP quarters. One reason is that his two presidential campaigns have enabled him to dole out favors and collect chits, and his campaign recognizes that now is the time to cash in on his wealth of high-level contacts.”
McCain’s un-McCain-like challenger, J.D. Hayworth, responded by saying, “There is a clear fault line that McCain’s endorsements suggest: the Washington establishment vs. the conservatives of Arizona and across the country. And in this election year, I’ll take our people-based endorsements of Tea Party patriots, gun owners and illegal-immigration fighters over the 24-year incumbent’s.”
It’s clear McCain is frightened. Instead of building bridges with disgruntled Tea Partiers, he halls in the usual McCain-like establishment empty suits (Mitt Romney) to save his political bacon. Chuck Coughlin, a Republican consultant, told POLITICO, “He’s running scared, and it’s stupid.” But as McCain-like Forest Gump would say, “Stupid is as stupid does.”
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