Another Chafee Campaign For Governor? Nyet

[TexasTowelie]

Former Gov. and U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee is back on the scene with a series of media appearances. Chafee is thinking about running for governor again, but RIPR Political Analyst Scott MacKay wonders why. (Advance copy of commentary scheduled to air Monday.)

Lincoln Chafee has giving his opinion on an array of topics to just about every media outlet that will listen, including this one. He’s talked about Russian diplomacy and the Rhode Island economy. The former governor’s thought patterns don’t line up consistently –one minute he sounds like Bernie Sanders, the next like President Donald Trump.

Which isn’t surprising. Chafee has long marched stubbornly to his own drummer. Over a long, distinguished run in Rhode Island politics, this has often served him well. As a U.S. senator, he was the lone Republican to vote against the Iraq War under President George W. Bush. True to his moderate Republican New England roots, he also denounced and voted against Bush’s tax cuts for the wealthy.

When he lost his Senate seat in 2006 to Sheldon Whitehouse, Chafee became a visiting scholar at Brown University and wrote a candid political memoir. He is the only senator anyone can remember who said his defeat was the result of voters acting logically.

Read more: http://ripr.org/post/scott-mackay-commentary-another-chafee-campaign-governor-nyet

Cross-posted in the Lincoln Chafee Group.

[MADem]

1. His problem is that the Bloody Sock stole millions from RI under his watch.

The Bloody Sock has been rather unapologetic about it, too. Mr. "Mounted Combat on Flying Pigs" acts like the world owes him a living.

Reference, for the unaware: https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2013-04-24/curt-schilling-s-delusions-and-rhode-island-s-regret


The Bloody Sock actually has made noise about running against Elizabeth Warren. Amazing how the GOP scrapes the bottom of the barrel with such enthusiasm.

[Docreed2003]

2. "Rather unapologetic" is putting it mildly

Blatantly uncaring and dismissive is closer to what I saw from that RW turd....never knew I could despise a former RS player so much!

[MADem]

3. He was a hired gun. He wasn't a long-time member, he was brought in to do a job.

He was no Pedro or Papi, and he's not "beloved." And the more he talks, the less people like him.

[Docreed2003]

4. True...

I've met both Curt and Big Papi...ones an asshole and the other is an icon. You can figure out which is which...