Render Unto Caesar
May 14, 2012 - by
Back in 2010 instead of giving a million dollars to candidates the Democratic Party decided to give the money to local party officials to spend; it didn’t work out too well as the Democrats lost control of both the State House and Senate but it was popular with local officials who then elected bow-tied David Parker (who supported the plan) State Chairman.
Parker promptly landed in hot water by hiring Jay Parmley who promptly got accused of sexually harassing a young man which Parker promptly covered up with a financial settlement paying the young man to go away.
Next just about every major Democratic elected official said Parker had to go and, after a bit of foot shuffling, Parker agreed to go then added, Just give me a little time. The Democratic elected officials said Yes then got flummoxed. Parker went to the Democratic Executive Committee, resigned, then threw everyone a curveball – his advocates on the Committee rejected his resignation.
So how did a bow-tied gadfly outfox the Governor, the Lt. Governor and a bevy of Democratic Congressmen? The old-fashioned way. By promising the Executive Committee members he’d give them another million dollars to spend this election – instead of giving the money to candidates.
So here’s what’s happened in North Carolina politics over the last month: John Edwards’ trial, a sexual harassment scandal, two married lobbyists carrying on with two members of House Speaker Thom Tillis’ staff, a gadfly buying himself re-election with a million dollars of other people’s money, and the Governor of North Carolina enraging the whole state of Mississippi by announcing North Carolina had sunk to the level of Mississippi by banning gay marriage.
If we take the admonition to ‘render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s’ what on earth do we do now?
Render Unto Caesar
May 14, 2012/
Back in 2010 instead of giving a million dollars to candidates the Democratic Party decided to give the money to local party officials to spend; it didn’t work out too well as the Democrats lost control of both the State House and Senate but it was popular with local officials who then elected bow-tied David Parker (who supported the plan) State Chairman.
Parker promptly landed in hot water by hiring Jay Parmley who promptly got accused of sexually harassing a young man which Parker promptly covered up with a financial settlement paying the young man to go away.
Next just about every major Democratic elected official said Parker had to go and, after a bit of foot shuffling, Parker agreed to go then added, Just give me a little time. The Democratic elected officials said Yes then got flummoxed. Parker went to the Democratic Executive Committee, resigned, then threw everyone a curveball – his advocates on the Committee rejected his resignation.
So how did a bow-tied gadfly outfox the Governor, the Lt. Governor and a bevy of Democratic Congressmen? The old-fashioned way. By promising the Executive Committee members he’d give them another million dollars to spend this election – instead of giving the money to candidates.
So here’s what’s happened in North Carolina politics over the last month: John Edwards’ trial, a sexual harassment scandal, two married lobbyists carrying on with two members of House Speaker Thom Tillis’ staff, a gadfly buying himself re-election with a million dollars of other people’s money, and the Governor of North Carolina enraging the whole state of Mississippi by announcing North Carolina had sunk to the level of Mississippi by banning gay marriage.
If we take the admonition to ‘render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s’ what on earth do we do now?