Friday, 9 November 2007
Beshear's Transition Team
It didn't take long for my predictions to come to pass. Looking at the "transition" team, we see three groups of people: the good ole boy network, some extreme liberals, and the RINO traitors.
First let's look at the largest group, the good ole boy network.
- Larry Hayes - Budget Director for Gov Marth Collins, Deputy Mayor Louisville
- Ellen Hesen - General counsel in Crit Luallen's office
- Ed Holmes - Regulation Cabinet Secretary for Gov Brereton Jones, Public Service Commission for Gov Paul Patton
- JoEtta Wickliffe - Patton appointee to University of Kentucky Board of Trustees
- Mark Guilfoyle - Served as general counsel, budget directory and executive cabinet secretart for Gov Jones
- Carol Palmore - Personnel Cabinet Secretary under Patton's Administration, Secretary of Labor for Collins, Wilkinson, and Jones.
His transition team is a who's who of people who have been running Frankfort the previous 30 years prior to Fletcher. So much for bringing a "fresh start" and "integrity" to Frankfort. Looks more like Beshear is bringing the "good old gang" back to Frankfort.
The most amusing is Carol Palmore to head up the "Personnel Cabinet" search. Let's bring in the former personnel cabinet secretary for Patton administration to help clean up "hiring practices". Wasn't Patton one of the worst abusers of the personnel system? She has been an inside player for the last 4 Democratic governors! Every one of which treated personnel hiring laws as little more than pretty words on a piece of paper. This is got to be a joke, right? Beshear's entire election was on cleaning up the "corruption" in Frankfort. Instead it looks like he is inviting corruption back to Frankfort. Palmore more than another other person on this list highlights the fact that Beshear's campaign was a sham. And now the people of Kentucky get to pay the price for their ignorance.
Where Beshear didn't find good ole boys to help, he turned to the left wing of the Democratic party.
- Eleanor Jordan - Patton Appointee and former State Representative. She challenged Northup in 2000 and was beaten because of her extreme liberal stances.
- Ernesto Scorsone - Most liberal State Senator in Kentucky
The final group is the most sickening for me. That is the RINO traitors.
- Steve Nunn - Former Republican State Representative and first class RINO.
- Steve Pence - He is the most disturbing member on this list. We have the current sitting REPUBLICAN LT GOVERNOR working for the incoming DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR. That is unconscionable. The head of the Republican party should come out immediately and condemn Pence's atrocious behavior.
Personally, I hope Nunn and Pence both get their 30 peices of silver for working on the transition team
UPDATE: Beshear appointed Miller Finance Secretary. It appears his first appointment is going to come from the liberal wing of the party.
UPDATE 2: Pence is helping with Beshear's transition at the request of Fletcher and will not server in Beshear's administration. I take back my comments about Steve Pence, but the remain for Steve Nunn. Once again Fletchers actions speak loudly about his true nature. Even though he has been drug through the mud by Democrats and the media he is still willing to help give Beshear a leg up on his administration. This also speaks to how biased and despicable the media has become. I wonder if they will offer a correction? I wouldn't hold my breath.
