Subj : Republicans in the MidWe
To   : Bob Klahn
From : Lee Lofaso
Date : Fri Jul 19 2013 15:56:00

Hello Bob,

BK>Michigan and Ohio are both run by the republican party.

Louisiana is also run by the republican party.  Along with
several other states.

BK>Michigan has Synder, Ohio has Kasich. Michigan has the
BK>advantage, their governor's name is easier to pronounce.

Only liberal commentator Ed Schultz can screw up pronouncing
Jindal.  But then, Ed Schultz is like Jimmy Carter, having only
peanuts for brains.

In any event, your point that several states are run by
the republican party is spot on.  Rather than acknowledging
and doing what the people want, those governors acknowledge
and do what their beloved political party wants.  Playing
to an ideology, pretending that is what the people want.

BK>Both governors have done their best to stick it to the working
BK>people, both have shunted off money to their buddies. Ohio now
BK>has it's business development money being handled by a private
BK>firm, with no reporting to the state, no auditing by the state,
BK>and no open meeting requirements. This is the republican party
BK>that gave 50 million to Tom Noe and didn't bother to check on
BK>him until the papers revealed how he was ripping off the state.

BK>They fixed that, though, this new agency has much better
BK>secrecy, so you can't tell when they are ripping off the state.

Nothing is done is secret, the republican party knowing exactly
what their governors are doing.  After all, the republican party
paid for them.  It only makes sense for the republican party to
get what it paid for.

BK>Yet, dispite both governors doing their best to push down the
BK>working class, the right wing is still not satisfied. See, both
BK>governors understand that expanding medicaid will pay off big
BK>time for the state, yet the republican legislatures are so far
BK>right, they can't even get behind their governor when he is
BK>trying to do something that will pay off so well for the state.

It is not what will pay off for the state, but rather what will
pay off for the republican party and its benefactors.

BK>Oh, and Snyder understands that a new bridge to Canada is a
BK>great idea, esp since it's both the major crossover point for
BK>Canadian trade, and a national security issue. Yet the state
BK>legislature is so cheaply bought they won't approve the new
BK>bridge, even though it won't cost the state a penny.

US Senator Ted Stevens built a bridge to nowhere in Alaska.
And then he went and got himself killed in a plane crash.

Governor Jimmie Davis was much smarter than that.  He built a bridge
to nowhere, had the bridge named after a song he wrote, and made a movie
(with him as the star) while in office (not even Arnold Schwarzenegger
did that).

BK>Some people just can't win for losing.

Worked for Sarah Palin.

--Lee


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