As the Republican Party continues its trend toward being a regional party, this recurring feature plots the ever-shifting, every collapsing centers of the GOP Universe. The center of the GOP universe is any city or town that is equidistantly as far as possible from the nearest blue states. So follow along in the days and years ahead! It's fun geography and a pleasant entree into parts of the country you never new existed--places to avoid, or places to target for future Progressive expansion--in this great country of ours. It's also a handy service for all those Republican trolls and lurkers out there, lest you be in need of hamlets to retreat to after November 4.
Although today's center of the GOP universe is still holding, and will likely remain a red state at the presidential level, senatorial candidate Bruce Lunsford's amazing rise against troglodyte Mitch McConnell will not only be payback for Tom Daschle, but hopefully start a shift to be fully realized by 2012. For now:
Today's center of the GOP Universe: SCOTTSVILLE, KENTUCKY
Scottsville, Kentucky is a small town of about 4,500 people located in south central Kentucky. It is 195 miles from Gibson Station, Virginia, and 197 miles from Cairo, Illinois. Scottsville is the county seat of Allen County and is only 60 miles from Nashville.
Like our earlier centers of the GOP Universe, Nacogdoches TX, and Hardin MT, Scottsville may not be a center of the GOP Universe for long if Indiana turns blue on November 4. When the time comes we'll adjust accordingly.
What's not to like about Scottsville? According to country music songwriter and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame inductee Norro Wilson, it ranks right up there with local rail transportation and flegdling waterfowl:
I love little baby ducks and slow moving trains; I love Scottsville, Kentucky.
And you know that thing called Main Street that Sarah Palin's been talking so much about? It turns out there's a federal program supporting it too, funded by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, an agency that not only sounds suspiciously cultural but is also located in Washington D.C. Scottsville is a beneficiary of their largesse. I don't know . . . sounds like a government handout to me! Not to mention that Scottsville's four-pronged approach to improving Main Street--Organization, Positive Imagery, Infrastructure and Economic Revitalization--sound like Democratic talking points.
We would be remiss if we didn't help you find your way to some of the music of Scottsville, it being in the heart of Bluegrass country and all, so check out They Call Me Broadway, Daniel, Sean, Colin and Austin's band that, unfortunately for Scottsville, has much bigger ambitions than the town can handle I particularly like the track Yay, so if you're passing through, stop by the local Dairy Queen where they'll be playing and give them a rousing Yay. Better yet, since you'll be fleeing Virginia or Ohio in your makeshift RV papered over with copies of the New York Times, you can wheel right into the Bluegrass Music RV Park and comiserate with your fellow wanders by being checkmated on the Life Size Chess Set or gnashing your teeth at the Outdoor Gazebo with Kitchen.
Last: our obligatory job posting for a Financial Services Officer serving the Scottsville/Bowling Green area. Irony intended.