Friday, 25 August 2006
Civil War V - Return of the Governor
« The Left's Meltdown over the Fletcher / Stumbo Agreement | Main | Comair Crash Kills 49 In Lexington »What effect will the end of the battle between Fletcher and Stumbo have on the Republican Party civil war that is underway? So far the only one to speak up has been Jefferson County Republican (non) leader Jack Richardson.
"The merit (investigation) is only one of many political missteps," Richardson said. "If it were just this, it would be a different matter. But it's not just this and that's what's so important."
Grayson said the deal should have been reached 16 months ago and still wants to run. But on Francine's show today he was hedging on that decision claiming the Governor is still a force to be reckoned with and will be difficult to beat.
For me the silence is deafening. This ruling was a definite blow to the insurgency that wanted to replace Fletcher. The more this dragged on the stronger the calls to replace Fletcher would have been. Instead, Fletcher is now free of an investigation and has a year to consolidate his power for a primary.
At this point, I doubt any serious candidates will challenge Fletcher for the nomination. I suspect that those who were part of the rebellion will just sit on their hands and watch the upcoming election and then say "I told you so" if Fletcher loses.
I think it is safe to say the civl war has, for now at least, come to an end.
