Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.)

NRSC ^ | August 5, 2003 | Excerpted from the Los Angeles Times

[BlueMoose]

Excerpted from the Los Angeles Times; August 5, 2003

Sen. Ernest F. Hollings (D-S.C.) on Monday announced his plans to retire from the seat he has held since 1966, increasing Republican hopes for broadening their majority in the South and in the Senate.

[Sparticus]

I say - I say, there's too-oo much ree-tirin' goin' o-own 'round he-are.

[blackbart.223]

"I say - I say, there's too-oo much ree-tirin' goin' o-own 'round he-are."

Shades of Foghorn Leghorn.

[Astronaut]

Senator Foghorn Leghorn will be missed by few. The man is a walking caricature. He could also be called the senator from Disney/RIAA because of his idiotic support for abrogating the Fair Use Doctrine so the recording industry can hold on to an outdated business model. Time for the old fool to be put out to pasture.

[Cicero]

He will not be missed.

[Paleo Conservative]

He could also be called the senator from Disney/RIAA

Another problem caused by the 17th amendment. Instead of representing the interests of the state he supposedly represents in the senate, he represents out of state donors to his campaign. California already has two senators, I don't see why donors from that state and other large states should be able to use their campaign contributions to undermine the the entire purpose of the senate which is to represent each state equally regardless of population.

[CyberAnt]

Hmmmmm? The old timers can see the writing on the wall. Who wants to be in the Congress if your party is not in power ..??

[Clintonfatigued]

Great posting. Senator Foghorn Leghorn--you hit the nail on the head! I wish I had thought of that.

[Clintonfatigued]

As of now, the seat that Senator Foghorn Leghorn is vacating leans Republican in the next election, but not heavily so. The two leading Republicans are Congressman James DeMint and ex-state Charlie Condon. Both are fairly well-known and good, decent men, but have liabilities. DeMint voted to give President Bush trade authority and has a mostly free-trade record, not an asset in protectionist South Carolina. Also, the state has a tradition of electing one U.S. Senator from upcountry (the hilly north) and the other U.S. Senator from downcountry (the Charleston-Columbia-Myrtle Beach area). If DeMint is elected, both Senators will be from upcountry, and downcountry wants one of its own in the Senate. Charlie Condon is from the Charleston area, and has won statewide elections. But when he ran for governor in 2002, he ran poorly and didn't even make the runoff, raising questions about his campaign skills. Democrats face some problems, too. State Superintendent of Schools Inez Tennenbaum is well-known and has won statewide elections, but is clearly a liberal. In fact, she's affiliated with Planned Parenthood, not an asset in this church-going state. Her primary opponent, Columbia Mayor Bob Coble, is a moderate-to-conservative Democrat, but has little name ID outside his home town. But if he can raise plenty of money, he could be formidable. This is a race to watch, and conservatives should not take it for granted.

[freekitty]

And I also say, I also say, I have got to get in on that good old golden retirement money and everything else the good people of America are giving us to make our remaining years soooooooo comfortable.