Buzz the Bastard

I’m glad someone finally had the stinger to say it: that dirty ol’ Buzz Brockway needs to just buzz off!

A couple of disclaimers of my own before we get into the nonsense of that statement:

1. I’m a nobody. The “Establishment” doesn’t like me. The “MAGA” crowd certainly doesn’t like me. I’ve done a great job of alienating myself from both sides here—and it’s been that way for a long time.
2. I’m also a bum. I’ve openly noted that I’m a demonstrable failure at business and politics—Scot even shared that I am the Grifter. So if you’re gonna come at me with something snooty about this article, tell folks something they don’t already know.
3. I do consider Jim a friend. He and I talked briefly the other day after I texted him well wishes for the campaign. I may donate to him. Dunno yet. But I do consider Jim to be a genuinely good man with solid values.

I actually enjoy watching Kandiss Taylor run. The entertainment value is out of this world amazing. I, for one, love the moxie it takes to sell branded undergarments on your campaign website—as a conservative Republican, no less. And who can forget the track “Fine Tail Booty” by her husband? (They’ve done an incredible job scrubbing that from the internet.)

Pure. Entertainment. Gold. I hope she never stops running for whatever comes up next…

…but joking aside, my entertainment doesn’t make for good governance. This is the same Buzz we’re talking about who’s championed traditional conservative values for as long as I’ve known him, been a huge proponent of school choice, and is just generally one of the most pleasant human beings to be around. He’s the textbook definition of what a good conservative should be.

Look, I get it. I agree that the “woke” mob has taken things too far—but people have the same right to say silly 💩 on the left as much as we do on the right. And I recognize that Taylor does have a point to make about how absurd some things on the left have become. But the thing is, Buzz makes that point too—if we haven’t forgotten his own moment on PP the Podcast.

Beyond that, don’t focus on people who don’t have a damn thing to do with your race. If and when you read this, Buzz, it’s no insult to say you’re meaningless to the people of the 1st District. That’s not an indictment of your humanity… but nobody’s going to vote in a coastal Georgia primary just because you told them to.

Secondly, I think people are getting a little tired of the entertainment value of politics right now. There’s no reason the nightly news should feel comparable to 90 Day Fiancé… but it does, and it’s all trash. People are increasingly tuning out the conversations we need to be having with one another. Younger generations are avoiding the very families we conservatives say are the bedrock of society (note: link is a PDF to the Harris Poll that discusses this observation).

I think folks conflate Trump’s brazen method of management with their own skillsets… and they have zero reason for doing so. Remember, Trump literally grew up in an environment where anything less than domination was considered weakness. His business chops were forged in New York real estate development. And not only that, he’s a natural at dancing with the media (and the media loves him for it). That’s not Kandiss Taylor’s background—so it just doesn’t get the same long-term traction.

Like I said, I love the crazy people… but I don’t know that my cynicism is the right barometer for what makes good politics. Buzz, however, is still a true believer in people. He works at it daily. So does Scot. They’re not giving up. And believe it or not, I think there is a place for the Kandiss Taylors of the world alongside them… under the condition that she just—I dunno—chill.

He’s just buzzin’ around in the comments section anyway…