GOP MVP
Published July 23, 2013
By Gary Pearce, Talking about Politics, July 23, 2013.
The Republican team’s best player this season is – the envelope please – Senator Phil Berger.
Now, this is a judgment about political skills, not philosophy. I disagree with Berger on probably every issue. But as I look at all the Republican players on the field this year – particularly compared to Governor McCrory and Speaker Tillis – Berger stands head and shoulders above the rest.
As Carter has noted, Berger knows what he wants. He has been throwing heat all season. He hasn’t won every game. But he won a lot. And he dominated the field. The other players had to respond to him.
He also gets points for driving Tillis crazy. First by throwing fast balls at the Speaker’s head: hot issues like abortion and tax cuts. Also by threatening to run for U.S. Senate. My guess is that Berger has no intention of running; he just likes to undermine Tillis.
Tillis hobbled himself by ruling out running again for Speaker. He tries to please everybody, and he gets pushed around all the time.
Governor McCrory looks like an outfielder who loses every fly ball in the sun. He’s been a follower, not a leader, and a confused-looking follower at that.
July 23, 2013 at 3:11 pm
dj anderson says:
Gary has the scouting dope the other team's weaknesses. Gary needs to figure out his team's problems that ended their 14 decade reign as #1.
Easy to see the gnat in the eye of another even with a log in your own. When are Democrats going to start some introspection? We need a leader to emerge.
