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February 28, 2005
Rev Gov 4 Prez?
Rumors are surfacing that our Rev. Gov. is contemplating a presidential run. There's certainly been indications of this. He's soon to be chairman of the National Governors Association, getting interviews with national media and such. And he's coyly refused to either confirm or deny the rumors.
May I just say that I find this to be a real knee-slapper?
Is there anyone who seriously thinks he's electable? A man who makes public statements like "I drink a different kind of Jesus juice"? A governor who supported a recent bill to extend free in-state tuition to the children of illegal aliens in Arkansas and extended free pre-natal care to illegals? Not to mention his "Healthy Arkansas" initiative and the ridiculous "No Child With a Big Behind" project. And let's not forget the Valentine's Day covenant marriage spectacle.
I seriously doubt the anti-liberal backlash has gone far enough to make our Rev. Gov. a viable presidential candidate. At least I hope it hasn't.
Not that he hasn't done some good things, like push to improve the state's delapidated highway system. Or even some great things, like the ARKids First health insurance program.
But Rev. Prez?
I don't think so.
Posted by Rita at February 28, 2005 08:02 AM
Comments
What a surprise. He seemed personable and pleasant when I watched him on C-Span. I knew about the last two issues that you mention but neither meant anything to me personally. However, if his support of free services for illegal aliens had surfaced I would have turned the television off. Although I never used to really care, my attitude about illegal aliens moving in is now absolute and I have the INS # on speed-dial on all my phones (not that they respond, but they get the notice). The State of New Mexico is a rabid promoter of such services and they have turned the State into a conduit for illegal entry, and a (taxpayer funded) free zone that encourages illegals to stay. As a result, the State is being suffocated by the numbers; both the costs of those services for all of the illegals who become dependent on assistance and never try to completely support themselves; and the total costs of the crimes they commit due to their apparently inherent inability to assimilate into our American society.
Posted by: Kenneth at February 28, 2005 11:01 AM