Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Good Chair, Bad Timing
I was not too happy to see the announcement today that Randy Button had resigned as party chair for the state of Tennessee. He was certainly a good leader, and did well managing the sometimes divergent interests in the party.
His departure seems a bit ill-timed, though, given the Tennessee Waltz issues. While it is, of course, a bipartisan issue, I feel like Randy would have been a good voice to counter some of the inevitable attack politics coming from the TeamGOP types. While the usual bromides about spending more time with family are there, you have wonder what would be next for Randy.
You also have to wonder who could potentially step in to take his place. I'll do a little snooping around and see what the people I know are thinking. I will plead a certain level of ignorance to some of the statewide behind-the-scenes figures.
Also, how much do you think Harold Ford doesn't want his dear old Uncle John sticking up for him? Wow, does John Ford ever suck.
His departure seems a bit ill-timed, though, given the Tennessee Waltz issues. While it is, of course, a bipartisan issue, I feel like Randy would have been a good voice to counter some of the inevitable attack politics coming from the TeamGOP types. While the usual bromides about spending more time with family are there, you have wonder what would be next for Randy.
You also have to wonder who could potentially step in to take his place. I'll do a little snooping around and see what the people I know are thinking. I will plead a certain level of ignorance to some of the statewide behind-the-scenes figures.
Also, how much do you think Harold Ford doesn't want his dear old Uncle John sticking up for him? Wow, does John Ford ever suck.
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