Rob Groce Is the One (for the 1st)

Before we get too depressed about the attacks on our sad little primary system here in South Carolina, let's look at this as an opportunity.

While around the country Jim Demint is rallying the psychotic right wing of the Republican Party to support his candidates in the name of no-taxes-for-the-wealthy and a Jesus of his own invention, we are left with a party that has been demoralized by years of increasingly audacious attacks on our primary system.

But we have a great opportunity given to us by a couple of third party candidates who decided to run so that we would have a choice.

For Senate, we have Tom Clements, running as Green Party candidate.  More about Tom at a later date,  but hear him out and you'll be relieved to know it's not really just between the too-powerful Demint and a shadow candidate.

Here in the 1st Congressional District, we were scammed into having perennial non-Democrat Ben Frazier on the ticket, against republican Tim Scott who, above all else, is endorsed by Sarah Palin.  As the other far better Palin would say, "Say no more, say no more...."

Rob Groce has chosen to run as a Working Families candidate, and has gotten some tremendous endorsements.

Rob's positions on jobs, a living wage, and the family, have yielded a rare third party endorsement from the AFL-CIO.

And who remembers (who can forget?) that hair-raising battle for the First Congressional District two years ago, against the powerful Henry Brown and his even more powerful money interests.  Linda Ketner, who fought that incredible fight, has thrown her support behind Rob.

Now, more than ever, we need to forget about labels, because here in South Carolina, this year, being a republican or a democrat doesn't mean all that much.  What we need to remember is the names:

ROB GROCE FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT #1

and

TOM CLEMENTS FOR U.S. SENATE

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