West Virginia

Multi Millionaire Business Executives Likely To Be Defeated In November: An Important Message From Voters!

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The Republican Party is trying to convince the nation that multimillionaire businessmen and women, who have never had any political experience, but are willing to spend tens of millions of their own money, should be rewarded with public office, either the Senate or Governorships!

The likelihood is that most, if not all, will be defeated in their attempt to “buy” the office with their own wealth!

None of these people give a damn about average Americans, and are just trying to stroke their own egos, and think personal fortunes alone should be enough to satisfy their need for power and influence! Their level of arrogance is amazing, and should NOT be rewarded! 🙁

I am referring to the following:

Meg Whitman, running for California Governor
Carly Fiorina, running for California Senator
Linda McMahon, running for Connecticut Senator
Carl Paladino, running for New York Governor
Rick Scott, running for Florida Governor
John Raese, running for West Virginia Senator
Ron Johnson, running for Wisconsin Senator

The alternatives are, respectively:

Former Governor Jerry Brown of California
Senator Barbara Boxer of California
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of New York
Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink of Florida
Governor Joe Manchin of West Virginia
Senator Russ Feingold of Wisconsin

Anyone who seriously analyzes these seven races would come to the conclusion that the Democrats stand for solid backgrounds, loads of experience, concern for those NOT rich, and strong principles–all reasons to support their election or re-election to public office!

Libertarianism Gone Loony: Rand Paul And Coal Mine Safety!

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Back in April, we had the horrible coal mine disaster in West Virginia, only the most recent of several such disasters in one of the most dangerous occupations in America!

The need for stronger coal mine safety regulations by state and national governments is obvious to anyone who has a brain in his head, but apparently not to Kentucky’s Republican Senate nominee, Dr. Rand Paul, son of Texas Congressman Dr. Ron Paul!

Rand Paul said in a public appearance before the primary election in May that it was not the job of the US government to regulate the mines, since people in Washington do not have the expertise and experience to know how to regulate that industry!

He also said that if coal miners do not wish to do that work because it is dangerous, then they can always quit, but there will always be people who will do that work!

Paul has no understanding of the fact that economic conditions are so poor in much of eastern Kentucky in particular, that coal miners will take on the work, even though the work is dangerous, because there are few alternatives for those workers!

Mining companies are infamous for fighting unions and evading work safety rules, and for a politician to come out with outrageous statements such as Paul made, after 29 miners died in April in West Virginia, is clearcut evidence that he is totally incompetent to be a United States Senator!

A Possible Unintended Effect Of Robert Byrd’s Passing: A Republican Senate In 2011!

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With the death last week of Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the dean of the Senate, and its longest serving member in history, the possibility arises that his passing could have an unintended effect on that chamber: a Republican Senate majority in 2011! 🙁

With 59 Democrats (57 plus Independents Joe Lieberman and Bernie Sanders) in the Senate presently, one would think that the Democrats are safe from a GOP takeover!

But if one goes by recent polls, the possibility arises of major Republican gains, with eight to nine seat gains seen as possible!

However, even with nine seats gain, the Republicans could not organize an evenly divided Senate, because of Vice President Joe Biden’s ability to break a tie in organizing the Senate!

But if West Virginia is required or decides to hold a Senate race to replace Byrd in November, the strong possibility exists that a Republican could win Byrd’s seat!

If the Governor, Joe Manchin, a Democrat, rumored to want the seat for himself in 2012 when the six year term ends, has the opportunity to make an appointment until 2012, then the seat will remain Democratic until 2012 at least! But he does not intend to appoint himself now, and instead have an appointed replacement for two years!

There are discussions, however, that with two and a half years left in the term, it is appropriate to have an election now, and with the GOP tide seemingly apparent, the seat could go Republican, and give that person the upper hand in the 2012 full term race!

So it would be ironic if Byrd’s passing brought about a ten seat gain by the Republicans, and them having an absolute majority in the Senate as a result!

One must remember that John McCain won the state, and that it is still a heavy majority WASP state, not the best territory for President Obama to seek support in 2012!

Meanwhile, West Virginia could turn the political tide, if all the worst prognostications for the midterm elections for the Democrats holds up! 🙁