The week after the election I offered some general
observations and comments for all voters. Last week, I had some
suggestions for Democrats, especially state Dems. Today’s it’s the
GOP’s turn.
You were formed 150 years ago to oppose slavery;
remember? But today, people want to know what candidates and parties
support, Opposition is viewed more as obstruction.
For years now we have had a divided legislature in
Frankfort. Sometimes the parties get along; more often they don’t. If
they want to get new followers, and perhaps show Washington it CAN be
done, things need to change.
For example: some Northern Kentucky lawmakers,
mainly Republicans, have some ideas to fight the influx of heroin, there
and everywhere. They need to be listened to. Just as some House
Democrats last session had some good ideas on the
same subject, but they didn’t get adopted. And heroin keeps growing.
Surely, in the face of this problem, the two
chambers, the two parties can do what’s right for Kentucky…and in the
process, each gains public approval.
Our infrastructure is falling apart. “60 Minutes”
Sunday reminded us how bad our roads and bridges are. Kentucky’s fund to
build and repair is tied to the price of gasoline, which has recently
dropped. Yes, voters, myself included, like
that…but what does it profit a driver if he has gas in his tank, and
the bridge ahead collapses? This is a real possibility.
The GOP can show leadership here...just as that
great liberal organization, the U-S Chamber of Commerce, did before
Congress in calling for higher TAXES so the additional funds could be
used to repair the roads we have and build new ones.
Just always being against higher taxes simply means more and more
potholes. Is that what the Kentucky GOP wants?
And, by the way, you didn’t succeed in taking over
the House..but where you did gain it was often because you put up good
candidates. That has not always been true, and there’s a lesson there.
Good luck. As you succeed, so might Kentucky.
I'm just sayin'...
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