Almost Heaven…

The Wife and I will be heading out to vote shortly.  What happens here in West Virginia today might be a bellwether of sorts.

GOP Sees Upset in W.Va. Governor Race

Bill Maloney, a Republican running on an anti-establishment ticket, has enough momentum to become the next governor in true-blue West Virginia, party insiders hope.

Even though Maloney never has run for office, he is just one point behind the Democratic incumbent in the election on Tuesday, according to a new Public Policy Polling (PPP) survey.

And Maloney, one of the men behind the rescue of 33 trapped Chilean miners last year, has enough support among registered Democrats to snatch victory from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in the special election, Maloney’s campaign staffers believe.

“The Democrat says he’s been around in politics for 36 years, and that’s true, but 34 of those years have been pretty lousy for West Virginians,” one Maloney staffer told Newsmax. “The thing about this campaign is we are not against the Democratic Party because there are too many Democrats in the state – we are against the establishment.”

One turn of phrase strikes my fancy: “we are against the establishment.”

The TEA Party needs to start using that line more!

But, of course, the REAL twist is that those yahoos (What Jonn calls Hippies) currently protesting whatever it is they are fussing about have become part of  The Establishment in fact.

Category: Geezer Alert!, Politics, Protests/Rallies