A common aphorism is that “hind sight is 20/20”. The thing
about a cliché is that it is so true everyone uses it, which turns it into a tired
old trope. So what do you do when it is not true when it should be? The #Republican
Party platform includes a number of “planks”, for example, destroy the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). Even in the Republican presidential candidate debates,
seven candidates stood before the American people indicated if elected they
would close the #EPA. Do not act surprised by coal ash spills, chemical spills,
or the coming fracking contamination of your water supply. When #Pat McCrory was
candidate for governor I wrote a number of articles warning the people of North
Carolina that they vote for him they cannot get their vote back.
At the time, the environment was of special concern to me because
of McCrory’s almost life long association with #Duke and Progressive energy that
were in the process of merging at the time. Even if he were a Democrat, the
people of North Carolina should have been concerned about the environment, especially
because he is a Republican sworn to support his party’s platform, which made
him an even more troublesome prospect as governor. News headlines tell us that we
have coal-ash waste sights spills contaminating our waterways; even Republicans
cannot drink the water. Perhaps you didn’t notice that there are environmental protection
laws that were not enforced.
In addition, #Duke Energy, now a monopoly, will force their
customers, and not the shareholders, pay for the clean up; the cost comes out
of the customers pocket and not the company profits. This proposal is on top of
a 17% rate increase for electricity approved by a state regulatory commission
now controlled by McCrory appointees. Did I mention “his” company lowered energy
rates for industries to attract “job” to the state—the working people of the
state are paying for police and fire protection and filling potholes in the
streets the industries use for their goods and services.
Is there anything in the above paragraphs that McCrory has
done that is a surprise? Now that things have turned bad you may claim you ignore
politics; thus the responsibility for all the bad things, but you along with
the rest of us are also are now “paying the cost” of your vote, higher taxes,
higher energy costs, energy company monopoly, ruined environment, just to name
a few. Surprise! These are the very
things the Republican platform said they would do it elected. Of course, that
is not what the individual politicians said they would do on the campaign trail.
If they had told the truth, you would not elect them. Now is the time to remind
you that we have a Republican running against incumbent Democratic #Kay Hagan
for State Senator. His name is #Tom Tillis. He is a state Republican leader who
is responsible for much of the legislation enabling McCrory to do what he has
done, which by association makes him a bad man. I do not care what he says he is going to do for the state if we elect
him; I know what he will do. Look at Republican #Senator Burr’s voting
record—zero for the working people. If you vote for Tillis, you are voting against
your own interest unless you are a billionaire. To prove this to yourself, use
your hindsight.
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