Posted by Jon Fleischman at 12:00 am on Jul 17, 2006 Comments Off on Cut my wrists now
I am proud to be an elected member of the Orange County
Republican Party Central Committee (t/y to any FR readers who
helped me get re-elected last month). Tonight, as I write this, I
am at the monthly OC GOP meeting, where there is a debate taking
place that is soooo boring that pillows should be issued to
attendees.
The issue? It’s obscure – but has to do with whether or not the
Alternate appointed by an Ex-Officio Member (in this case a State
Senator) had the right to pull a candidate for office off of the
Endorsement consent calendar. (The OC GOP like many other County
Committees endorses in local non-partisan races.)
Chairman Scott Baugh ruled that the Alternate could vote. His
ruling was challenged, sending a group of about 200 people into a
unique form of hell – with pro and con speeches, etc., etc.
Ultimately Baugh’s ruling was upheld.
Why am I sharing this with you? Oh, that’s simple. Misery
deserves company.
My two final observations: Scott Baugh is a great Chairman who
volunteers his time despite sometimes challenging times. The other
is that FR blogger Adam Probolsky was the Ex-Officio… Read More