In yesterday’s Collegian, Tim Hadachek published a bold, crushing, trenchant takedown of Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius’ career. The article was buffeted by information meticulously compiled from mounds of public documents through weeks of investigation. Just kidding. Hadachek was totally blowing smoke out of his ass.
"Sebelius was an early supporter of Sen. Barack Obama, endorsing his candidacy in January. Since then, our governor has made stops across the nation on behalf of the Democratic nominee.
"The governor should be reminded that she already has a job, one that doesn’t end for two more years. Her tenure in our state isn’t an extended job application for team Obama. This sort of opportunism is hardly surprising though, as Sebelius has been a politician her whole life.
"Sebelius has even used important issues to bolster her résumé. Under the guise of saving the environment, the governor vetoed legislation three times that would have allowed power plants to be built in western Kansas.
"These plants would have brought hundreds of jobs, helped the state’s sagging economy and increased our energy supply. Sebelius’ decision was hailed by national environmentalist groups and bolstered her reputation among Democrats. Our environment needs to be protected, but it doesn’t have to come at the cost of sacrificing our economy and shouldn’t be used as a tool for advancing a politician’s career.
Hadachek’s article uses 600 words to point out that Sebelius (1) is a Democrat who – wait for it — does things to promote other Democrats, (2) spends too much time on the runways of London and Paris showing off her sexy platform to the world to have any time left for Kansas residents, and (3) single-handedly keeps a nationwide recession going on the the strength of her ambition.
I challenge anyone to name a single governor who does not work to promote the party to which he or she belongs. And not that I particularly care about the environment in Kansas, but I’ve never heard anything about the state being in some huge energy crunch that they had to have these plants. How much ya wanna bet that the push for these power plants came from a large corporation AND NOT a coalition of middle-class citizens demanding more energy and more jobs?
Sure, I could come up with any number of arguments to refute everything else in Hadachek’s piece, but I’m lazy. Suffice it to say that his article is full of shit and Republicans suck. All I’ve seen them offer here is a church on every dirt road and a gun in every shopping mall. That and an end to the scourge of illegal immigration. "That right there should do wonders for the economy! They ruin our businesses by swamping us with pesos."
[Source: K-State Collegian]
