Governor’s Spokesman Gives Merrill a Headache
Post causes Caucus uproar.
We wish we had nothing better to do than sit in our underwear all day and dig up dirt about legislators. Or in the Spokesman’s case, just have dirt shoveled over to us by the Governor’s Office. Maybe then our blog hits would explode. But hell, doing what we do all day is just as good.
Anyway, a couple days back the Governor’s do-boy blast House Majority Leader Jimmy Merrill for running a race against one of his own members. Here’s what The State says happened today:
Rep. Heyward Hutson, R-Dorhester, created an uncomfortable moment at this morning’s House Republican Caucus meeting. Hutson, responding to a post on Web site FITSnews.com, told the caucus that Republicans should be on the same team.
According to FITSnews.com, House Majority Leader Jim Merrill was running the campaign of Hutson’s opponent, Jenny Horne. Merrill has denied that he is running Horne’s campaign - he ran her campaign to fill the seat last year - and grew red-faced as Hutson spoke.
After the meeting Merrill and Hutson had a heated exchange, and Merrill said they had already talked about the issue in private and assured Hutson that he wasn’t working against him.
February 26th, 2008 at 8:20 pm
That guy in the picture is Heyward Hutson, btw.
February 27th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Jenny Horne told The Summerville Journal Scene this afternoon that Merrill, although he did run her campaign last year, is not going to this year.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Ryan - thanks for the update.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
Joel Sawyer is pond scum.