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I’m not getting what the blogger wanted to do with Cochran’s information about his wife.

It’s despicable, but I dont’ get it.

Low-class effing fool.

I hope he does at least a little bit of time for this intrusion.

Since Cochrane is a Repub, what are the odds the “blogger” is a lefty?

Authorities say a conservative Mississippi blogger 28-year-old Clayton Thomas Kelly

I lived in Mississippi most all my life, and moved out to Texas in the past year to get a new job. I have friends in both the McDaniel Camp and the Cochran Camp, and this election has gotten particularily nasty. Cochran hasn't had to run for office since he first got elected Senator in 1978. He's from the same hometown my wife and father-in-law's from (Byram), and every time I've spoken with him he's been what I've always pictured a Southern Senator to be like (silver hair, courtly, a Gentleman, etc.).

However, Cochran has gotten entirely too comfortable being a dealmaker in the Senate. Despite the stereotype, Mississippi traditionally elects and re-elects Legislators who're superb at playing the "inside the Beltway" game- they "talk" conservative at home, but make deals behind the scenes to bring pork back to the State. John C. Stennis, James Eastland, Trent Lott, Roger Wicker, and Thad Cochran have all done it like that. While Mississippi produces skilled legislators, the State also has horrible Executive Leaders. Thad Cochran just isn't going to stick his neck out for anything unless he has political cover.

Now Chris McDaniel is the Tea Party alternative. My pro-McDaniel friends say he's the real deal, that he'll be a Mike Lee-Ted Cruz clone in the Senate. My pro-Cochran friends accuse him of using the Tea Party as a schtick, and that he's actually mealy-mouthed and doesn't actually take a stand on anything important.

What do I believe? No matter who wins, I hope both camps can come together, win the General Election in November, then fall in behind the REAL Leader of the Opposition to Barky the Dog-eater, MY Senator (and mostly likely President) Ted Cruz.

Tea Party vice chairman arrested http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/politics/2014/05/22/more-arrests-in-cochran-conspiracy/9440277/