The American Spectator

home
ADVERTISEMENT
Washington Prowler
Print Email
Text Size

Washington Prowler

Sweaty Palms

Nervous Democratic dwarfs and the Confederate flag. Also: John Kerry's glad-handing pays off.
p> BANNER BOYCOTTERS br> The Republican Party in South Carolina is roasting Democratic presidential hopefuls who have been telling anyone who will listen -- outside of South Carolina, of course -- that they will support the NAACP-led economic boycott of the state, which has been in place since the furor over the use of the Confederate flag on state property was touched off several years ago. /p>

Rep. Dick Gephardt seemed to be the candidate to set the spineless standard when he refused to answer a question about the controversy while visiting South Carolina several weeks ago, but then upon leaving the state commented on how upsetting the Confederate flag matter really was.

Sen. John Edwards, who was born and raised in the South Carolina, has said he will support the economic boycott. So the question then is, which small North Carolina border town will serve as the beachhead for Democrats launching their South Carolina primary campaigns? And if a candidate's campaign headquarters aren't located in a primary state, is it fair for him to compete in its primary -- if it can still even be called a primary?

Edwards has been the most vocal on the state boycott, but other Democrats have essentially said they will hold the same position. The flag flap is one reason the Republican Party has performed so well recently in the state. And if Democrats keep pushing the boycott, it may ensure a clean sweep for the GOP next time around. There continue to be rumblings that octogenarian Democratic Sen. Fritz Hollings is mulling retirement, though the thought of a Republican winning his seat might keep him in place.

The state GOP has been chasing down the Democrats presidential hopefuls to challenge them on the boycott. "It's our state, they're just visiting," says a state party staffer. "Edwards is the worst. He's homegrown and until he decided he wanted to be president never said a word about the flag. Someone has to call them on it."

p> EARLY DEPOSIT br> Sen. John Kerry has been spending time recently in Florida, fundraising and recruiting money people to help on his campaign. So far he's been successful, although several high profile Democratic fundraisers either have told him that they've committed to Joe Lieberman or are waiting to see what Sen.
Page: 1 2  

Letter to the Editor View all comments (1) | Leave a comment

louis vuitton| 4.26.10 @ 11:13PM

Before the bus leaves for the return to Dubuque, time to search for the antiwar story in the Washington Final of the New York Times. There it is, inside, on page 12. And, yes, there is one speaker quoted. that might include bringing Al Gore back to serve as Archives. canada goose president of sending.

Leave a Comment

N.B. We encourage readers to share and discuss their thoughtful and relevant comments about this Spectator article. Comments are routinely monitored and will be deleted if profane, bigoted, or grossly impolite. Please be respectful. (And don't feed the trolls!) Thank you.

More Articles by The Prowler

More Articles From Washington Prowler

http://spectator.org/archives/2003/01/24/sweaty-palms

ADVERTISEMENT

The Spectacle Blog

RET on C-SPAN

TAS Staff | 12:42AM

Romney Ahead in Florida

Larry Thornberry | 5.23.12

Quigley's Quixotic Defense of Liz Warren

Aaron Goldstein | 5.23.12

Ron Paul Wins Kentucky

W. James Antle, III | 5.23.12

More Political Wisdom Unthroned

Larry Thornberry | 5.23.12

Gallup: Pro-Choice At Record Low

W. James Antle, III | 5.23.12

I Try to Explain Debt on CBN News

Quin Hillyer | 5.23.12

SPONSORED LINKS

Special Feature

Better that we become a nation of choosers rather than beggars. Our symposium on choice from the May, 2012 issue:

A Time for Choosing

James Piereson

The Road from Serfdom

Stephen Moore and Peter Ferrara

FLASHBACK TO: 1984

Clip of the Day

Most Popular Articles

Why I Won't Sign Up for Facebook

Aaron Goldstein | 5.22.12

The Wisconsin Turning Point

Peter Ferrara | 5.23.12

Nobody Pushed Tyler Clementi

Ross Kaminsky | 5.23.12

Mitt's Mistake

Jeffrey Lord | 5.22.12

A Tsunami of Bad Economics

Ryan Young | 5.23.12

Ted Kennedy's Anti-Mormon Moment

Daniel Allott | 5.23.12

A Facebook Marriage

Russ Ferguson | 5.22.12

ADVERTISEMENT