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I will cite only two valid reasons at the present time.
1. Lack of any disagreement with the present Home Land Security Capo's
judgement on Military Veterans being extremists and security risks..
2. Lack of any mention that he will champion the cause of West Virginia
coal...it's miners and companies (of which he has a great stock ownership
interest...
True, he is recovering from minor knee surgery from last weeks 'Dog and Pony Show in Morgantown...but public-duty is just that!
I'm hoping that he will just drop out next time and give ANYBODY the job...
We got a hotdog and coke to elect him and that is about it...
The natural gas companies owned by the family are making trillions..and set to make more..
Just one time, I'd like him to reach out and do something...
We will not have RCB forever...If Jay could only follow part of RCB's example.
Many times, when important considerations and issues come to the front, they are 'Smoke Screened away.
An Issue of Lesser Importance is given media for a time period until the major issue 'goes away.
It's a Buying For Time situation.
Now we have a Sex Scandal in Beckley at the VA facility there. Who really gives a Rats Patooot?
Hospitals are rampant for sexual relations.
Sexual activities have been going on in the work place since women were allowed to work.
This is a crafted smoke screen to get Jay Bird into the news, but not have any substance to it....and the major Issues that need to be addressed in DC are ignored.
...at how a basically conservative "southern" (notice I put that in quotes) state would continue to vote for such a YUCKY (I'm being kind) person. It's utterly amazing to me.
I'm in the 3rd District, maybe I'll make a run on Rahall Just need to find a party I agree with... or win the Mega Millions and run as an Independant
I don't have a handle on you - more liberal or conservative?
I say let's start our own Conservative Democratic party.
If you are more liberal, you can start another one and we can run against each other. The heck with the Dems and Repubs. Oh, wait, we are in different districts. Darn!!
Here's the rub...and the plan. Nobody, from their own party, every runs against these un-convicted criminals. And that's where it must be done.
Filing is expensive and must be done in January. ( I think its about $1600)
Rules set up as a deterrant, as are the election laws of money gathering and funding...
But the lessons learned by running for office is incredible...
people will send you the muck on these CRO (Public servants) OOKS.
The media will ignore you, as they side with the money coming from the advertisements paid for by their PAC's.
But you CAN get them into debate once in a while at the political gatherings...and that is worth it...to make them squirm..
It's an up hill battle for the candidate but the voters are fed up to the gills this time around and a carismatic, honest person will never have a better chance of getting elected.
We have one here in our area that s/could be sent packing...Rep. Alan Moneyhand..
His time may have come (to move to Cuba or The Bahamas) to count the loot.
The Democrat Party at one time WAS conservative and the voters still are.
Our party just needs to be taken back....who must do that?
The little people of course but they are like sheep.
These grifters are only elected...they have not been appointed or annointed.
They just want to seem that way.
Didn't really make the news but the 'Death Nell was sounded for the State of West Virginia in the past week.
Congress is handing over the "PROBLEM OF COAL to the Evironmental Protection Agency.
The EPA is not going to
1. grant mining permits
2. or permits for coal generation power plants in the future.
ONE HALF of the 13 BILLION DOLLAR state operating budget comes from coal revenue.
A great part of the budget remainder comes from gambling and that is in direct porportion to the coal revenue sent as wages to individuals.
Who stands to benefit? It's always about the money trail...
Who stands to benefit? The natural gas companies...and the five biggest gas companies in Wv are owned by one man's family...guess who? And those gas companies are going to fuel the existing electric plants...much more expensively than present day coal...
I don't really give a 'rats a$$ who makes the money...but I do care if many of my neighbors lose their jobs because of a political power/money grab.
What does it mean?
It means that Joe and Sally lose their home. Joe and Sally are in their 50's and have worked hard to live.
That coal wage money has bought newer cars and put one of the kids through college.
What do the other kids do? No education for them?
Will Joe be hired by someone else...Not a chance...retraining? A joke.
He's been accustomed to a good wage...He's marked as un-hirable...
He works in the Union and they are not popular now.
This happened in the 1980's...and our unemployment went off the charts...over 30%.
Many moved. No one came to the rescue then...(Jaybird promised us 50,000 jobs and gave us a hot dog)
Those 50,000 jobs were in Charlotte, North Carolina...btw
Well, that's not entirely true...RCB began the 'Peanut Region and began moving DC to central Wv...over 90 government agencies here now. And billions in infrastructure and development dollars.
But RCB is old now and about finished...
Nobody is coming out of the wood work to replace him and he is not popular with the new breed of socialist/communist Democrats that rule DC.
We will be on our own...again...so get ready to survive the pending cycle of poverty.
And Senator Jay?...Show me the money!
It's like this...'Coal is dirty...Natural Gas is clean...(Nancy Pelosi)
We, (the Wv electorate) are the 3 stooges (en mass) to let them do this to us.... wup,wup...pup,pup...wup,wup...pup,pup!
Oing! Oing! Oing!
We are the biggest suckers in the world and they know it...Why? Because we keep them in office.
Last edited by David Kennedy; 05-03-2009 at 02:11 AM..
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Completely puzzled...
Just need to find a party I agree with... or win the Mega Millions and run as an Independant
