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January 16, 2008
GOP throwdown in Maryville
Maryville Republican Rep. Doug Overbey will challenge 8th District Senator Raymond Finney, also a Maryville Republican, in this year's primary. This sort of thing doesn't happen every day.
Reactions:
Overbey voted for Speaker Naifeh to retain his seat atop the chamber last year and Finney is a noted conservative member of the state Senate. I’d love to hear Bill Hobbs take on this, wouldn’t you?
[Finney] supports the anti-abortion amendment, he supports guns in public parks, bars, and now in the Capitol building, and last year he introduced a bill directing the Department of Education to determine once and for all that God created everything and therefore all this "evolution" stuff is just a bunch of junk science. And he's a medical doctor.Perhaps what Rep. Overbey is really saying is that people around the district want a senator who isn't batshit crazy.
In the city (my the city), we’re about to have a Good Ol’ Boy face off.
My thoughts:
I'm not as freaked out by "Republican on Republican" news as some seem to be. Surprised? A little. But politicians need to be individuals first, and, if necessary, partisans second.
Also, Overbey does need to know that if he does anything stupid as Senator, he may end up being interviewed by this guy.
State Senate Elections | By joe lance | 09:50 PM