Wait till next year!!!

As you have seen from this blog recently, while my colleagues have been busy with the Sanford muni elections, I have not written anything remotely political.
Basically, that is because I am not covering any of the races intensively yet. Gordon covers city council, so he has the insight to write about the heated Wright-Stone race. Me, well, I don't know much about either candidate, although I did attend Monday's Forum.
Oh, but 2008 will be an entirely different story! As a Cubs fan would say, just wait until next year! There will be sooooooo many political topics to write about!
First, it's a Presidential election year, so there will be much to commnt on in that realm, especially if fellow Robbins boy John Edwards wins the nomination (I'm not counting on it!) I see Hilary-Obama versus Romney-Rice. Boy, what a choice...
Statewide, Easley is term-limited, meaning we will be picking a new governor. And Liddy Dole will be running against some dude (aka whomever the Dems can get to run against her).
Oh yeah, and there will be some sacrificial lamb that will challenge Bob Etheridge, the only tobacco farmer in congress.
And oh, the local elections we'll have. Seats currently held by Commissioners Ed Paschal, Jerry Lemmond, Bob Brown and Kirk Smith will be up for grabs, as well as several seats on the board of education. We will also have the sales tax referendum on the May ballot, and may have a countywide alcohol sales referendum and a referendum on a bond to renovate Lee County High School. If we don't, those issues will likely be a focal point of both the commission and school board races.
Next year should be fun. I can't wait! Until then, you guys will have to suffer through weekend tales and car blogs. And I'll leave the politics to Gordon.