Political Quick Takes – July 1
Poor campaign decision from the start For his campaign leadership, Sen. Cochran had Kirk Sims and Josh Gregory fostered on him by Sen. Roger Wicker and Gov. Bryant. Sims was Bryant’s chief of staff...
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Sims no longer Cochran campaign manager On Thursday it was reported that Kirk Sims, Sen. Cochran’s campaign manager, was stepping aside as campaign manager and would stay with the campaign as an...
View ArticleWhat If McDaniel Had Been a Good Loser?
This is written before state Sen. Chris McDaniel’s decision on whether or not to continue his seemingly endless challenge of his GOP primary loss to Sen. Thad Cochran. I’m sure I am not the only person...
View ArticleHas the World Gone Nuts? (Part 1)
In its December 31 edition, National Review magazine reported that the University of California at Irvine offered students “grief counseling to help them cope with the trauma of the shooting of Michael...
View ArticleClarion Ledger’s Interesting Omission in Bio of New Executive Editor
Sam Hall was executive director of Mississippi’s Democrat Party Sam Hall was named last week as the new executive editor of The Jackson Clarion Ledger. Not that my opinion matters, but I think Hall is...
View ArticleThe Flag Saga Continues
Is Florida’s state flag offensive? Last week my wife and I were in South Florida having a pleasant lunch while overlooking the Gulf of Mexico. I took notice of two large Florida state flags that were...
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