In the following statement, Lt. Governor McConnell announces his decision on whether he will seek re-election as Lt. Governor:
“I have spent the past month weighing the decision about whether to seek re-election or to offer my name as a candidate for the presidency of the College of Charleston. Any effort to pursue both goals at the same time is simply not an honorable path.
It would not be fair to good candidates who may want to seek this office. Most of all, it would not be fair to the voters of South Carolina to ask them to support me for Lt. Governor if there is even a chance I might not remain in the campaign.
For those reasons, I have decided I will NOT be a candidate for re-election. And I will instead formally offer my name for consideration to the College of Charleston.
I have no idea whether or not I will be successful. I only know that this is the honorable course for me to take. And I also know as a matter of faith that the right thing to do is always the best thing to do.
I also believe this decision is in the best interest of my present duties as Lt. Governor. During the months I have left, I can now focus on the reform proposals our office is developing to help our State’s growing population of seniors without being distracted by the demands of a re-election campaign.
But the most compelling reason I have chosen this course is because of my love for the College of Charleston and my belief that I can be of service to her in facing the complex challenges and capturing the opportunities the future holds.
If selected, I am fully committed to that task. And for that reason alone, I am not seeking re-election as Lt. Governor to make myself available for consideration by the Search Committee. Within a few days, I shall be making a formal application for the presidency of the College of Charleston.”
NOTE: The attached op-ed, giving a more detailed explanation of this decision, is being sent to editorial page editors today as well.
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Now the College can finally get that Antebellum Studies major off the ground.
Excellent post.
Translation: I have assurances from the Board that I am a shoe-in, so why waste $$$ on another re-election, when I can appear all serious-minded and committed about my new gray train?
Will he get to wear a uniform if he is hired? Will he go from a general to Jeff Davis? And how does one “make myself available for consideration by the Search Committee”? Maybe I can make my dog available for consideration? Is the job posted on-line, with an application form?
McConnell is an honorable man and just like taking the Lt. Gov post to fulfill the duties of the constitution, He is doing what is right!
Alot of you Constitution quoting TEA Partiers could take some major pointers from McConnell on the proper use of our State Constitution.
He can’t wait to cruise the men’s rooms at C of C.
grow up. you aint in the 2nd grade anymore.
Heck, I know three women that would do a better job in this position than Glenn that work at SPAWAR Atlantic. Cynthia Lattimore, Sharon Neibch and Shawn Alexander….. and they know how to “educate”…!!! Matter of fact, their ethics alone qualify them to lead students at the CofC..!! Just sit back and think for a minute, what kind of presser is this and what type of example is this setting for the students at CofC..? If Glenn relates the CofC to being a woman then who better to lead an institution than a WOMAN..!? Glenn may be a lawyer but I highly wager that these 3 women could write and understand a service contract better..!! Students at the CofC need to go nutz…!! They are going to let this nut lead them and he smooched BOEING with 900 Million in taxpayer loot without a VOTE.? If these students think their tuition is high now……….just wait til the McConnell “pump” is fired up. Endowments will be pimped and go up……tuition will be on the rise to squeeze the “irregulars” and actual student DEBT will soar through the MUSC morgue..!!
This script is so predictable…!!
This is incorrect in using the word “re-election”. He is choosing not to stand for “election”. He has never been elected lt. governor, which you need to be before running for re-election.
where did they get the technology to pack so much shit into a 6 foot tall package? from his apparent dimensions i would estimate that the Lt. Gov. is ‘double-stufd’