The warmth of the season
Yesterday, I enjoyed a delightful break from the world of coding and writing to attend the wedding of Stephanie Beemer and Dave McLimans — a Chester County political power couple if ever there was one. As you may know, Beemer has been the primary aide to Sen. Andy Dinniman for years, going back to his days as Chester County Commissioner and McLimans is head of the county AFL-CIO council.
And both are good people, with whom I’ve been lucky enough to work on a number of campaigns. I wish them nothing but happiness and joy in their lives together.
And of course, the wedding was spendid — taking place in courtroom 1 of the county courthouse, the large, historical space that just seems to come alive with it’s interesting detailed past.
Of course, the reception, which seemed to have the movers and shakers of the Democratic Party, turned quietly into a confab, as alliances were discussed for the upcoming county commission races in 2007. Now, obviously, I won’t be running for anything myself but it should be an interesting process to watch — and might just be enough to get me back involved, if the right candidate feels a need for my help (obviously, I’m not holding my breath).
Another interesting topic of discussion was Lois Murphy. It would seem my caustic take on her race was not exactly out of the mainstream of party thinking — at least those not in party leadership positions. There was a tangible anger in the room about both Murphy’s effort and how she dealt with people in Chester County. I think it is safe to say that should Murphy attempt to run for a third time, the Democrats in Chester County will be surprisingly united in opposition — and could put forward their own candidate. If Murphy is smart, and for all her political failings, I think she is, she’ll read the writing on the wall and bow out gracefully.