And what kind of other tribal enterprises other than gambling did he have in mind, one that sold tomahawks or miniture tepees?, Part II.

In a 5-23-05 post entitled "And what kind of other tribal enterprises other than gambling did he have in mind, one that sold tomahawks or miniture tepees?," I wrote:

I think these recent revelations open the door to the possibility that Ralph Reed will decide to call it quits, and come out with some statement to the effect that he tried to offer himself for public service, but is being met with the politics of personal destruction, etc. (something he knows a lot about when someone else is on the hot seat).

For me and my money's worth, I would like to see him stay in. As I have noted, his getting into this race is the best thing that has happened to the Democratic Party of Georgia.

I note this since yesterday Tom Crawford of Capitol Impact (and regular columnist in Georgia Trend) had a piece in Capitol Impact reporting that GOP sources predict that a prominent Republican figure will publicly call for Ralph Reed to withdraw from his GOP primary race against state Sen. Casey Cagle.

The stated rationale will be that Reed, like lieutenant governor candidate Mitch Skandalakis in 1998, could have a disruptive effect on the party’s entire general election ticket if he wins the Republican primary next July.

We will just have to wait this one out. If it happens, meaning some GOP figure does call on Reed to withdraw, this is not the same as his withdrawing.

We have miles to go on this one before we sleep, and as noted above, I hope Reed stays in the race. His presence is one of the best things our party has going for it at the present.