Green in trouble for Myrtle Beach shenanigans

Who knew that an odd-numbered year would give us the sort of political skullduggery that’s usually reserved for the regular cycle? Well, it came down today that consultant Mike Green was arrested in Myrtle Beach because, according to WMBF, he was trying to create problems at a private party for mayoral candidate Mark McBride at Crocodile Rocks at Broadway at the Beach. Green was arrested for trespassing around 8 p.m. The candidate is in a runoff today with incumbent Mayor John Rhodes.

The police report, cited in the article, said that a consulting firm “pays him to cause problems for the opposing side, which is Mark McBride campaign.” Unless there’s something else been going on, Rhodes has been paying notorious Palmetto State consultant Rod Shealy for this race. The Mayor sent $7,891 his way in the third quarter of this year.

Apparently, “an altercation” occurred and Green repeatedly refused to leave. Yes, that area of Myrtle Beach tends to have that effect on people, especially those from environs north. The mug shot was also classic — blame that bad ol’ Tom DeLay. Now everybody smiles before going into the holding cell.