by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
According to an article in today's The Hill, my congressman, Rep. Jason Smith (R) of Missouri's 8th district and (who knew?) currently the secretary of the Republican Conference in the House, has his eye on the post of GOP Whip when the House reorganizes next January. According to the article, Smith has been "approached" by colleagues to consider running for the post.
Congressman Smith, who sleeps tax-free in his Washington, DC, office on the rare times when Congress is in session, made a ripple of news at home a few weeks ago when he held a "town hall" - by telephone. Smith, like so many of his other cohorts in the GOP, apparently doesn't relish the idea of facing hundreds of concerned constituents, in person, in situations where he might have to answer unscripted questions about the honest concerns of the folks back home and explain his positions on gun safety regulations or trade wars with China.
Peddling influence in Washington is a gentleman's game, and not one that lends itself to rubbing elbows with pissed-off soybean growers.
Best of luck in your quest to grab the golden ring congressman - and may you not have to crush too many good people as you make your way to the top of the Republican dung heap. We're all rooting for you. You betcha, we are!
Citizen Journalist
According to an article in today's The Hill, my congressman, Rep. Jason Smith (R) of Missouri's 8th district and (who knew?) currently the secretary of the Republican Conference in the House, has his eye on the post of GOP Whip when the House reorganizes next January. According to the article, Smith has been "approached" by colleagues to consider running for the post.
Congressman Smith, who sleeps tax-free in his Washington, DC, office on the rare times when Congress is in session, made a ripple of news at home a few weeks ago when he held a "town hall" - by telephone. Smith, like so many of his other cohorts in the GOP, apparently doesn't relish the idea of facing hundreds of concerned constituents, in person, in situations where he might have to answer unscripted questions about the honest concerns of the folks back home and explain his positions on gun safety regulations or trade wars with China.
Peddling influence in Washington is a gentleman's game, and not one that lends itself to rubbing elbows with pissed-off soybean growers.
Best of luck in your quest to grab the golden ring congressman - and may you not have to crush too many good people as you make your way to the top of the Republican dung heap. We're all rooting for you. You betcha, we are!
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