They call it positioning (and kinda crass)
Folks, let's not try to be too overt about this whole thing.
Over at Peach Pundit, we're having a nice chat about the re-election chances for both John Barrow and Jim Marshall. All things considered, it's a pretty civil little discussion about who should run, how they should run and the like.
And then, in comes State Sen. John Douglas, a Republican from District 17. Says Douglas ...
Jim Marshall continues to try to have it both ways. He votes for Nancy (Defeat and Retreat) Pelosi for Speaker and then against their Surrender resolution. What did he expect to come from his fellow Democrats? Plus his remarks in the Sunday AJC editorial section were disingenuous to say the least: Hey GI Joe, dont worry about what is being said and done in DC, it doesnt matter anyway. (paraphrased) My question to Marshall is why is he there if what they are doing doesnt matter?
Hey Jim, you cant have it both ways………in spite of what you are trying to do. Any your party is stabbing our troops and war effort in the back. Way to play guys.
Eloquent, I know.
Most folks were, understandably, taken back somewhat, and I commented on the senator's mastery of the English language in what was, probably, a cheap shot. As we all know, I grow frustrated when people spit out tired partisan talking points rather than rationally discuss issues, so this comment bothered me considering it contained all the nuance of a jackhammer.
I decided to do some research and came across his personal web site.
Now, it's important to keep things in perspective here. Jim Marshall is the Democratic representative from District Seven, which is a Republican district. Marshall is a well-known and well-liked moderate to conservative Democrat who defeated another well-known and well-liked Republican, Mac Collins, in a district that was redrawn to push Marshall out. The prevailing wisdom is that if Marshall couldn't lose to someone like Collins, then he's going to be hard to beat in that seat.
Douglas, according to his biography, moved to Newton County in 1996 and served on the county's board of education for several years.
District Seven, after its redistricting a few years ago, now snakes northward out of Middle Georgia and includes more than half of Newton County.
Is it possible that Douglas, rather than, you know, actually participate in discussion and dialogue at these blogs, is trying to stake out position and lambast a well-respected member of Congress from both sides of the aisle in Georgia in an attempt to score some political points ... setting up a possible challenge to the state's most popular Democrat not named 'Zell Miller?'
I'm just following the dots, that's all.
Over at Peach Pundit, we're having a nice chat about the re-election chances for both John Barrow and Jim Marshall. All things considered, it's a pretty civil little discussion about who should run, how they should run and the like.
And then, in comes State Sen. John Douglas, a Republican from District 17. Says Douglas ...
Jim Marshall continues to try to have it both ways. He votes for Nancy (Defeat and Retreat) Pelosi for Speaker and then against their Surrender resolution. What did he expect to come from his fellow Democrats? Plus his remarks in the Sunday AJC editorial section were disingenuous to say the least: Hey GI Joe, dont worry about what is being said and done in DC, it doesnt matter anyway. (paraphrased) My question to Marshall is why is he there if what they are doing doesnt matter?
Hey Jim, you cant have it both ways………in spite of what you are trying to do. Any your party is stabbing our troops and war effort in the back. Way to play guys.
Eloquent, I know.
Most folks were, understandably, taken back somewhat, and I commented on the senator's mastery of the English language in what was, probably, a cheap shot. As we all know, I grow frustrated when people spit out tired partisan talking points rather than rationally discuss issues, so this comment bothered me considering it contained all the nuance of a jackhammer.
I decided to do some research and came across his personal web site.
Now, it's important to keep things in perspective here. Jim Marshall is the Democratic representative from District Seven, which is a Republican district. Marshall is a well-known and well-liked moderate to conservative Democrat who defeated another well-known and well-liked Republican, Mac Collins, in a district that was redrawn to push Marshall out. The prevailing wisdom is that if Marshall couldn't lose to someone like Collins, then he's going to be hard to beat in that seat.
Douglas, according to his biography, moved to Newton County in 1996 and served on the county's board of education for several years.
District Seven, after its redistricting a few years ago, now snakes northward out of Middle Georgia and includes more than half of Newton County.
Is it possible that Douglas, rather than, you know, actually participate in discussion and dialogue at these blogs, is trying to stake out position and lambast a well-respected member of Congress from both sides of the aisle in Georgia in an attempt to score some political points ... setting up a possible challenge to the state's most popular Democrat not named 'Zell Miller?'
I'm just following the dots, that's all.
posted by Jmac at 5:56 PM
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