Good Saturday morning. No weekend off for Political Tidbits.
Breaking last night…..President Obama said some members of Congress should share the blame for the Gulf Oil spill…..this was in an exclusive interview with political writer Roger Simons…..look for more over weekend. Talk about excuses and shifting blame.
When it comes to women…..Sen. Lincoln did not lose in Arkansas as I expected…..honesty is the best policy…..I missed it. A reader said I missed Justice Robin Davis when listing potential women Governors for WV.
Continuing to build name ID outside southern WV…..House Speaker Richard Thompson went north…..to speak at Downtown Business Association of Weirton.
Statehouse rumor mill says Thompson may by pass his House Ed Committee sending ed reform bills from the Working Group directly to House floor…..if/when special session starts up again…..wonder if he hopes this move gets Governor Manchin to look more favorably on his run for Governor…..Manchin wants education reformed.
One of fifteen….. WV native Matt Parker is a “Rising Star” in the political consulting world…..honored this week by Campaigns & Elections magazine in Washington…..his Columbus based firm focuses on voter contact. A key player in the firm is known to WV Republicans…..P J Wenzel worked on the 08 Romney efforts here.
Speaking of Republican stars…..sad to report John Scott who directed the WV Republican Committee for many years passed away recently. He was a brilliant political reporter…..Buckhannon community leader…..and friend.