Bo Hines Gets His Consolation Prize

 

Remember Bo Hines, the right-wing football thrower who shopped himself all over North Carolina Congressional districts, starting in 2022, looking for one he could win -- which he never did. First, he was going to primary Virginia Foxx. Then he finally settled on a race in the new 13th Congressional District, and Trump endorsed him in the 8-candidate Republican primary, which Bo won but then lost that November to Democrat Wiley Nickel. In 2024, Bo tried again in the 6th Congressional District, so gerrymandered that no Democrat was running, but this time Trump endorsed nebbish Addison McDowell because of his friendship with Don Junior.

"Poor Bo Hines" no more! Trump has appointed him (gird yourself) as executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets. The short version for that mouthful is Crypto Council.

“In his new role,” someone wrote in a Trump admin press release, “Bo will work with the White House czar for artificial intelligence and crypto [there is such a thing] to foster innovation and growth in the digital assets space, while ensuring industry leaders have the resources they need to succeed. Together, they will create an environment where this industry can flourish and remain a cornerstone of our nation’s technological advancement.”

Whatever. At least Bo's history of Congressional district shopping may be over for awhile.