Despite the dark and dreary days that happen in December, there always appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. I myself have suffered from the holiday blahs. But the Desert Sun like the angels of old brings me tidings of great joy. It appears that State Senator Jeff Stone may step up and run for Congress in the 36th District against 2 term incumbent Raul Ruiz.
Local Republicans are desperate to find a candidate and I guess Dwight Kealy, a lawyer who doesn't even live in the district, doesn't fit the bill. Jeff Stone is said by political insiders to be considering such a race. Why even such a Valley GOP honcho as Dick Oliphant is quoted in the article.
One of the factors in his decision must be the amount of money Stone could potentially raise against Ruiz in a short time. He would need a lot. What makes me salivate about a proposed Stone-Ruiz match up is the fact that Jeff Stone has more baggage than the Ace Hotel. A pharmacist by trade, let just say that Stone is generally considered by most to be a few tablets short of a full prescription.
He has links to Scientology, wanted to secede from California, and demanded a face to face meeting with President Obama last year when Central American refugees came to Murietta. And of course there was the now infamous badge incident a few years back. For those of you who remember the old MASH television show, he is definitely the Colonel Flagg of our local political leaders.
Stone has been trying to be a little more serious in the last year. He has also tried to reach out to the gay community and employed CC Councilman Greg Pettis in his office. In fact, someone pointed out to me that Stone had gone to an Equality California breakfast. While that is all well and good, I would bet Ruiz would be pretty happy to have Jeff Stone as his opponent.
Stone is a man for his times. If those times were 1950. But he would certainly add color to what appears to be right now a one-sided race. Run Jeff run.
Steve Kelly can be reached at skelly@rrbroadcasting.com or followed on Twitter @skellynj
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