You have to wonder what’s in the water fountains at the Catoosa County Republican Party offices.
In a fit of madness – or certainly seeming madness – the Catoosa County GOP has outlined its vision for the future: No benefits for county commissioners, no special tax incentives for businesses, no gay marriage and no government-funded education.
Apparently these folks want to move their county back in time to the 1800s, when life expectancy was between 38 and 58; when business was farming, undertaking and blacksmithing; when gay people were just quiet about it, and when a majority of children had just a handful of years of schooling and many grew to adulthood without learning to read.
That’s not Jeff Holcomb’s view, however.
“We want to see responsible future Republicans stick to [those positions] well beyond our lifetime,” said Holcomb, who was elected chairman of the Catoosa GOP during a convention last month. “Government spending is out of control, everywhere. That’s the main idea behind this: getting government spending out of the way.”