Patrick's Rants

Buz Mills has dropped from the Republican primary. Apparently he doesn’t know how to talk about anything other than spending.

“Mills, in a prepared statement, said he entered the race hoping to offer voters an alternative to “career politicians” who believe in more spending and higher taxes.

“Under normal circumstances, strong fiscal conservatives do well in Republican primary contests,” Mills wrote.

Mills also was counting on his personal wealth to overcome his lack of name ID in campaigning against a sitting governor. At last report he had spent close to $3.2 million of his own cash, more than anyone else in a primary bid.

But he said the debate over illegal immigration has made this anything other than normal circumstances.

“SB1070 has regrettably taken the focus off of job creation and fixing the state budget,” Mills said in his statement.”

Well guess what Buz? There’s more to government than spending. You have to be able to deal with all kinds of things, from illegal immigration to traffic cameras. It’s more than a narrow-minded focus on the budget. Too bad he had to spend so much of his own money before he realized he was wrong. Or maybe not. Maybe this means we won’t have to hear from him for a while.