How low can the editors of the Charlotte Observer go? Let’s just say, I hope they are wearing kneepads and have a box of Kleenex nearby.
We all know the Disturber prostitutes themselves to every progressive (socialist) politician and theory that happens to belly up to the bar. But their latest editorial -- if you wish to call it that -- is a combination plea and love letter to failed politician: Erskine Bowles.
We all know the Disturber prostitutes themselves to every progressive (socialist) politician and theory that happens to belly up to the bar. But their latest editorial -- if you wish to call it that -- is a combination plea and love letter to failed politician: Erskine Bowles.
Dear Erskine,
We hear you're thinking hard about whether to run for governor of North Carolina.
We fully understand your ambivalence. Politics is a snake pit, and you might think you have better things to do than subject yourself to that venom. You've run for the U.S. Senate twice in North Carolina and lost both times, and you were subjected to negative advertising that attacked your reputation. Besides, you are 66, you've been working hard for more than four decades, and you've earned a little downtime with your kids and grandkids.
We also understand the tug you're feeling. That tug to public service. A calling, instilled in you since you were a boy, of using your talents to give back to the community. We know that as a Greensboro native who has spent much of his life in North Carolina, you love this state, and leading it to its potential is a high calling indeed.
Think about what North Carolina needs right now, and whether your strengths and experience prepare you to tackle those needs
If I were Erskine Bowles, I would think this prostitute was infested with a venereal disease. Better yet, a restraining order maybe needed to keep this potential stalker at bay.
But it gets even weirder than that. The Disturbers reverence for Erskine Bowles has developed into a religious aspect:
You spent decades in private business. You led the Small Business Administration. You were the White House Chief of Staff, and as a Democrat worked with Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to produce the last balanced budget America has seen. You were the president of the UNC system. You co-chaired a national deficit panel, the Bowles-Simpson commission, that was unafraid to both raise taxes and cut spending, angering partisans on all sides.
Even if you run, we don't know yet who will emerge as the strongest candidate for governor. It's a long campaign. But that campaign should offer voters strong choices and candidates who can raise the level of discourse.
Religious or not, many people of great talent feel the admonition from the gospel of Luke: To whom much is given, much shall be required. In momentous times, people of great talent step up to serve.
Can you imagine the fawning press Erskine Bowles would get from this paper? It would be a daily love letter to a politician that North Carolinians have rejected time after time.
Get a room Disturber!
We hear you're thinking hard about whether to run for governor of North Carolina.
We fully understand your ambivalence. Politics is a snake pit, and you might think you have better things to do than subject yourself to that venom. You've run for the U.S. Senate twice in North Carolina and lost both times, and you were subjected to negative advertising that attacked your reputation. Besides, you are 66, you've been working hard for more than four decades, and you've earned a little downtime with your kids and grandkids.
We also understand the tug you're feeling. That tug to public service. A calling, instilled in you since you were a boy, of using your talents to give back to the community. We know that as a Greensboro native who has spent much of his life in North Carolina, you love this state, and leading it to its potential is a high calling indeed.
Think about what North Carolina needs right now, and whether your strengths and experience prepare you to tackle those needs
If I were Erskine Bowles, I would think this prostitute was infested with a venereal disease. Better yet, a restraining order maybe needed to keep this potential stalker at bay.
But it gets even weirder than that. The Disturbers reverence for Erskine Bowles has developed into a religious aspect:
You spent decades in private business. You led the Small Business Administration. You were the White House Chief of Staff, and as a Democrat worked with Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich to produce the last balanced budget America has seen. You were the president of the UNC system. You co-chaired a national deficit panel, the Bowles-Simpson commission, that was unafraid to both raise taxes and cut spending, angering partisans on all sides.
Even if you run, we don't know yet who will emerge as the strongest candidate for governor. It's a long campaign. But that campaign should offer voters strong choices and candidates who can raise the level of discourse.
Religious or not, many people of great talent feel the admonition from the gospel of Luke: To whom much is given, much shall be required. In momentous times, people of great talent step up to serve.
Can you imagine the fawning press Erskine Bowles would get from this paper? It would be a daily love letter to a politician that North Carolinians have rejected time after time.
Get a room Disturber!
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