Friday, 25 April 2008
Beshear: Rooting Out Republicans From State Government
« Hillary Still Has A Chance | Main | Fischer Goes On Attack »On the heels of firing two Fletcher Republicans who where confirmed, Beshear is now attacking Cowgill, the head of the council on post secondary education.
Beshear is claiming that the hiring was illegal, and now he got the "legal ruling" from John "Lapdog" Conway that magically shows that he was right. Now it appears that Beshear is going to abolish the council and reform it if they don't fire Cowgill.
In fact Beshear is so bitter about the who issue, that he won't allow Cowgill to be a candidate in the "new search".
The governor said yesterday that Cowgill, who is scheduled to take over Thursday as the permanent president, should not be considered in the new search because his inclusion would give other candidates the impression that the process isn't fair.
Did I happen to mention that Cowgill just happens to be a Republican? Beshear has become the king of petty partisan politics. Didn't he promise to abolish partisan politics if elected? I thought he was going to bring in a new era of bipartisan government. If he did, it didn't last long.
I don't know, this move to fire Cowgill just feels slimy to me. I am left with one question. How many Republicans are left in state government? It seems like he has effectively rooted out as many as he can. It stands in stark contrast to the non-partisan nature of the Fletcher administration where 60% of hires were Democrat.
Fortunately the public is realizing the ridiculousness of Beshear's administration and it is showing up in his approval ratings. They have fallen through the floor. He currently enjoys a 38% approval rating. That is the same rating that Fletcher enjoyed at the nadir of his approval ratings. Those numbers showed up after an "indictment" and countless beatings from the press. Beshear has suffered none of those hardships and still has abysmal rating numbers. That tells you all you need to know about how bad Beshear's term has been.
Congratulation Beshear! You have quickly become less popular than Fletcher. Keep up the good work.
