Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is an odd cat. He is one of the few people who have ever been elected and is doing exactly what he said he would and the whole preservation of Christianity thing is full steam ahead. Because, you know, Christians in Oklahoma are having their faith ripped from them. But I digress. Pruitt has announced that he is going to "defend free speech and free exercise of religion." Sounds cool, doesn't it? Well, Mr. Pruitt you can't have it your way - the very free speech and exercise of religion you speak of must, by necessity, apply to ALL faith groups, not just the Evangelicals. He decided he is going to back up the teachers who distribute the Bible to their students.
Pruitt is quoted in the Tulsa World as saying, "Our religious freedoms are under constant attack from a variety of groups who seek to undermine our constitutional rights and threaten our founding principles.” Wait. What? The only religious freedoms being "under constant attack" are those that are not Evangelical or Catholic. If you're a Mormon, aren't you allowed to distribute the writings of Joseph Smith at schools? If Evangelicals can do it, why not Mormons? How about those who would like to distribute the Q'uran in public schools? Wouldn't they be allowed too since Pruitt is going to "defend free speech and free exercise of religion?" Wouldn't that include ALL expressions of faith?
The Madness Ensues
Personally, I don't want a Clinton or a Bush in the White House again. We have to break this cycle of dynasty-building. It's not good for the country at all.
Sucks Being Poor
According to the McCarville Report, it looks like the Oklahoma GOP is in some debt - $50k in debt. Apparently, David Weston wasn't the good steward of the GOP's cash flow during his term. I guess what I don't understand is how the various committees at the GOP didn't catch it - or how the VP didn't have clue that the party was in debt. They have more committees there than Congress.
Looks like there needs to be more fiscal accountability or we'll have another financial mess on our hands like we did before. Remember this (a few familiar names)?
As McCarville states and I mentioned a week ago, Brogdon isn't likely to make the Chamber very happy and because of that, the dollars may not come flooding in like it used to. In addition, the GOP pretty much runs the whole bloody state now, so there is probably questions in the minds of the average Sean, "Be not afraid," Hannity Republican as to why the state GOP needs any cash whatsoever. After all, Mission Accomplished, right?
Brogdon has already let go some of his staff to try and shave expenditures and being the penny-pinching hyper-conservative cat that he is, and all. Trey Richardson has decided to jump in and help the GOP by doing a little fundraising - something he is very good at, regardless of the political views of Randy Brogdon. I've said it before and I will again, for all of the hardcore right wingers out there, you may have just kissed the pooch by electing your patron saint. Everyone knows that money wins campaigns unless you're a door-knocking fool.
Of course, these are just my opinions and I could be wrong, but a really doubt it.
Gorilla
