Vote Colbert

Ah, yes, the political season is over for most of us, but in South Carolina, there is a big election coming up.

You do remember that Stephen's sister is running, right??? Yes, Elizabeth Colbert Busch is running for Congress.

There's all sorts of connections that can be made about that. Governor Nikki Haley could have appointed Stephen Colbert to the open seat in the United States Senate back a while ago, but instead she appointed Tim Scott. That left his seat open in Congress.

Now, Stephen's sister Elizabeth Colbert Busch is running for that seat against a long list of people. It would be very interesting if, even though Governor Nikki Haley was not willing to appoint a Colbert, the people of South Carolina appointed a Colbert by voting for Elizabeth.

You can do a little bit of reading about some of the people involved by reading here about Nikki Haley, and just a little bit about one of the other candidates, Mark Sanford. Of course there is lots more information about this candidate out there, for example his Appalachian Trail escapade. It coined a new euphemism for, well you remember, right? You can also find out who he asked to head his campaign here at HuffPo.

And then go visit Colbert Busch for Congress. We already know who got to be Pope, so this is the next event that everyone will be watching.

Announcing Our Next U.S. Senator.....

Earlier today, South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley had this to say:

"It is, um, with great pleasure that I am announcing, um, that I am appointing our next U.S. Senator to be Congressman Tim Scott."

This is not what I was expecting and I'm quite sure it absolutely was not what Stephen Colbert was expecting. Governor Haley was, I thought, a bit hesitant, or maybe subdued in her announcement. Is that because she secretly wanted to name Stephen Colbert for that position but was worried it would set the bar too high for all the other Senators?

I don't know Congressman Tim Scott, so I had to quickly find some links to information about him. I found this over at CBS News. Here's one I found at Think Progress. And here's one I found at the Washington Post. I also found out that he writes poetry. I'm pretty sure Stephen also writes poetry, so that can't be the only criteria used to decide on Tim Scott instead of Stephen Colbert.

I'm disappointed that we will not be seeing Senator Colbert in any news stories about the Senate. I really think we will eventually see him in Congress or even in the White House, so it would have made sense to get that whole career change going now. But I'll be patient. And I'll be ready to work on his campaign when he does run for office. It's the least I can do.