Thursday, 31 January 2008
Thieneman Drops Out
« Northup Running Again | Main | Beshear Uses State Airplanes for Campaign Stops »Some political stories are stranger than others. The story of Thieneman dropping out of the 3rd congressional district falls into the more strange than others category.
Thieneman has claimed to be pressured by people close to McConnell and Northup to drop out of the race. How does he respond? Well, by deciding to drop out of the race. In the process he criticized the Republican establishment for trying to control the election. But he didn't stop there. He inexplicably decided to switch parties and endorse Yarmuth!
Maybe he has a point about the Republican establishment, but we will never know because his credibility on the issue is gone. He gets a little pressure from the Republican party, freaks out, and becomes a Democrat? Why would he join the Democrats when they heavily supported the library tax that he fought hard to defeat? On top of that, why would he decide to run against Yarmuth! and then claim Yarmuth! is doing a good job? To say that his reaction is a bizarre might be an understatement.
Regardless, I am glad he threw this conniption fit. Obviously he never had the temperament to run or hold a political office. Better find out now than before it is too late.
