Y'all Look Out For Super Exciting Posts In A Week

Lucky for me I'm off to another conference Wednesday with the United Methodist Church:

SEJ Convocation for Young People (I'm one of those younguns!)

What that means though is that I won't be able to post in the meantime so you're going to have to wait for great video clips from Netroots Nation and even better video from Gene Taylor's townhall today with a dozen congressmen including Speaker Pelosi.

A bonus clip will be Republican Insurance Commissioner saying nice things about Speaker Pelosi. I definitely thank him for giving me that exclusive (unless of course he's done the same elsewhere), but you're going to have to wait till next week to see it.

MS-04: Meet The Man Who Will Come In Second To Gene Taylor In November: John McCay

Each year I enjoy watching to see which Republican will emerge to run against (and lose) to Mississippi Democratic Congressman Gene Taylor.

John McCay is the Republican who rose to the challenge this year. Because of the obvious odds he faces and the courage in running for such a position I will not attack him.   I also know his brother and would count him as a friend so this won't be a place to find attacks in this race.

It's unclear whether John McCay lives in Gulfport or Picayune, but his family calls Gulfport home. He's an eagle scout (which I respect) and has degrees from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, the University of Southern Mississippi and the Memphis Theological Seminary.

John McCay is single, 32-years old and a United Methodist minister currently serving the Trinity United Methodist Church in Picayune.

John McCay is a longtime Republican activist having served as an officer in the College Republicans and is currently a member of the Republican National Committee.

John McCay lists his priorities on his website:

My strong convictions supporting issues such as Pro-life, the Second Amendment, smaller government, fiscal responsibility, a balanced budget, lower taxes, and hurricane Katrina recovery will steadily guide us into a more prosperous future. I promise to maintain my integrity and dignity as I serve the people of the 4th District.

What's funny to me is that all the issues John McCay lists as important appear to be issues that he is in agreement with Congressman Gene Taylor. It's going to be hard to build an argument for change if he can't find ways he seriously disagrees with the incumbent.

I wish him well, but I'll continue to support our excellent Congressman Gene Taylor.  Here's to hoping this race stays clean for both Gene Taylor's and John McCay's sake.