Thursday, 24 January 2008
The Smell of Patronage in the Morning
« January 29th - Opening Day for the General Assembly | Main | Keeping Hope Alive »The Beshear administration is a gift to bloggers that just keeps giving and giving. Every day seems to create a new story that is more surreal than the previous. Today we are taken back to the good old days of political patronage.
The turn lights near the Elizabethtown home of the secretary, Joseph W. Prather, sped through the cabinet's approval process, which got rolling on Dec. 12 -- the first day Prather and Beshear were on the job, according to records obtained through the Kentucky Open Records Act. The directional arrows were up and shining by last week despite an internal review that said traffic data from the intersection didn't show the need for turn signals.
I just can't stop laughing about this story. Here we have the Transportation Cabinet killing needed construction in the Republican Leader's district while installing an unnecessary light in his personal neighborhood. The hypocrisy is delicious and provides an insightful view into the nature of this administration.
I want to give props to the Herald Leader for exposing this administration's chicaneries. They may not follow up on the stories, but at least they are bringing them to life. That is more than can be said for the Courier Journal.
