Run! (Away!)
2012-03-10 - by
A TAPster raises a key question about the Democrats running for governor: Why? See below:
Your blog today about Bobby Etheridge and Dan Blue and their crafty mobilization of black voters prompted a thought about the Democratic governor’s primary in North Carolina.
Why would any Democrat want the job?
Walter Dalton, Etheridge and what’s-his-name-the-trial-lawyer-who-tweets-with-Jeannie-Bonds should run screaming from the campaign for dozens of reasons, among them:
1. There’s no money. The state apparently doesn’t have two nickels to rub together to run ferries, pave roads or hire teachers. The governor can’t create any cool new programs because there’s no money to fund them. You get a free jet but can’t afford the gas. You get a free house but can’t afford to heat it.
2. There’s a GOP legislature, probably for the rest of this decade. ‘Nuf said. Even if you have a brilliant idea and find a loose shekel to pay for it, it’s DOA in GOPland.
3. The state’s political world is completely dysfunctional. There’s no leadership and none on the horizon. Nobody knows how to compromise for the good of the state. Crazy Republicans worry more about bedroom issues and who’s marrying each other than about improving the state’s economy. Crazy Democrats worry more about continuing to pour money down wasteful entitlement rat holes than working collaboratively to solve real problems.
So, why would any Democrat bust his butt and spend millions to “win” so he can spend four years in this muck?
Run! Run! Not for office. Just run away!
Run! (Away!)
2012-03-10/
A TAPster raises a key question about the Democrats running for governor: Why? See below:
Your blog today about Bobby Etheridge and Dan Blue and their crafty mobilization of black voters prompted a thought about the Democratic governor’s primary in North Carolina.
Why would any Democrat want the job?
Walter Dalton, Etheridge and what’s-his-name-the-trial-lawyer-who-tweets-with-Jeannie-Bonds should run screaming from the campaign for dozens of reasons, among them:
1. There’s no money. The state apparently doesn’t have two nickels to rub together to run ferries, pave roads or hire teachers. The governor can’t create any cool new programs because there’s no money to fund them. You get a free jet but can’t afford the gas. You get a free house but can’t afford to heat it.
2. There’s a GOP legislature, probably for the rest of this decade. ‘Nuf said. Even if you have a brilliant idea and find a loose shekel to pay for it, it’s DOA in GOPland.
3. The state’s political world is completely dysfunctional. There’s no leadership and none on the horizon. Nobody knows how to compromise for the good of the state. Crazy Republicans worry more about bedroom issues and who’s marrying each other than about improving the state’s economy. Crazy Democrats worry more about continuing to pour money down wasteful entitlement rat holes than working collaboratively to solve real problems.
So, why would any Democrat bust his butt and spend millions to “win” so he can spend four years in this muck?
Run! Run! Not for office. Just run away!