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May 22, 2006
US Senate: GOP Primary Settled by Fists?
Oh, you've read about the Corker-Hilleary Saturday night shouting match, I'm sure, either on the VolVo or at TeamGOP, or somewhere. I'm not really here to report anything new.
I think this is just the beginning of a long, hot Summer. When Van Hilleary made his announcement last year, many could see this kind of thing coming.
Yes, August 4 will be the first cool morning in quite a while.
And then it's on to the Corker-Ford struggle. The Democrats do not want Corker as their opponent. Indeed, they're begging Republicans to select Hilleary. I'm not sure this story will help with that plan.
The most disturbing part of this whole little piece of gossip is the way Jeff Ward couches his defense of Van: "I'm from West Tennessee, we have settled a lot of problems and disagreements in politics with our fists and a ball bat or two. It may be wrong, immature and unprofessional, but it is very decisive." It's disturbing not only because he appears to relish a violent approach to conflict, but because he's so unaware of how short-lived such "decisiveness" really is.
Bob Corker for Senate , US Senate Elections | By joe lance | 12:56 PM