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1.10.2008

 

The Democrats respond (updated at 3:30 p.m.)

House Speaker Gaye Symington just finished delivering her mini-State-of-the-State to an audience of legislators and lobbyists crammed into a downstairs hearing room at the Statehouse. Like Gov. Douglas, she began on a high, bipartisan note. Democrats and the Republican governor agree on the year's first priorities, she said -- helping Vermonters cope with the rising cost of health care, home heating fuel, housing and property taxes. "Vermonters want us to work together and I believe we will," she said.

But her first focus -- and first applause line -- was a reiterated promise to quickly pass a campaign finance reform bill to "reduce the influence of money" in elections.
part of her 10-minute speech focused on the need to avoid "short-term band-aid solutions" to Vermont government's money woes. This was a clear reference to Douglas' proposal -- repeated in his state of the state speech, to lease the Vermont lottery for a one-time payment of $50 million. That's a one-year solution, she said. "What asset will we sell next year?"

Like Douglas, she called for more economic development effort that will create 21st century jobs in Vermont. But returning to the "band-aid" criticism, she said employers tell her they need employees with a strong work ethic. Leasing the lottery to a private company that will step up advertising to sell more tickets, she said, teaches the wrong message: That the way to get ahead is gambling, not hard work.

Symington said she had not seen Douglas' proposal to raise taxes on unearned income, but said she was open to considering it.

-- Candace Page

Comments:
Man, is she lost - again!
 
"Symington said she had not seen Douglas' proposal to raise taxes on unearned income, but said she was open to considering it."

She'd better call her trust officer . . .
 
The Gargoyle speaks again. there's no one in jericho or Underhill that can beat this dingdong in an election. I find that hard to believe.
 
I'm sure you find gravity and the Earth being round, too, little anonymous fella.

At least you appear to be making progress getting your various invisible, imaginary, anonymous little friends to buy your gop-slop nonsense.

Always a pleasure.
 
Symington's chivalrous secret lover comes to her rescue.
 
Looks like Coop's got a crush on the Gargoyle. I bet they'd make a baby with batwings.
 
Symington maybe an incompetent ditz but I don't think she's insane.
 
Aw Bubba, sweet of you to say that. You going wobbly in the knees you big softee.
 
Bubba's right: Symington wouldn't give jw the time of day.
 
Anonymous said...

"Bubba's right: Symington wouldn't give jw the time of day."

Leaving aside the complete and utter absurdity of the first two words of your sentence being remotely applicable in any conceivable circumstance, and you would know this ......how?

That's what I thought.

Always a pleasure.
 
Symington might go for it - who knows.

Who knows how she got to be Speaker- it must have been the day they passed out those "special" brownies!
 
"and you would know this ......how?"

Um . . . because, while she is too far Left for me, she is a fairly sophisticated and rational human being, and isn't mean-spirited, like you.
 
Anonymous said...
"and you would know this ......how?"

"Um . . . because, while she is too far Left for me, she is a fairly sophisticated and rational human being, and isn't mean-spirited, like you."

Always with the sweet talk, laffy boy.

I never claimed to suffer fools gladly and I sure as hell ain't gonna start with the ignorant, ill-informed likes of you and tiny bubbles, laffy boy.

Make no mistake, I've got nothing but contempt for the likes of you. You're ignorant trash in the best of times and this clearly ain't the best of times for ignorant trash.

Always a pleasure.
 
Anonymous said...
Make no mistake, I've got nothing but contempt for the likes of you. You're ignorant trash in the best of times and this clearly ain't the best of times for ignorant trash.

"Another insightful comment. Blah, blah, trash, blah, blah, nitwit, blah, blah [insert insult here], blah, blah"

And another ignorant post from the nameless, spineless, witless anonymous likes of you, schmuck.

Thanks for reminding me just why I've got nothing but contempt for the nameless, clueless and gutless anonymous likes of you, shmendrik.

Dismissed.
 
Have a most pleasant day right back at ya, fella!
 
We can do better than Symington.
 
Anonymous said...

"We can do better than Symington"

Then tell the House Democratic Caucus to elect a new Speaker.

We can do better than Douglas, little anonymous fella.
 
Then tell the people of Vermont to elect someone different.

Like, for the last three elections.

Little fella.
 
Who said any different, little fella?

If the Dems don't field a Candidate and get behind them and Pollina keeps gummin' up the works, the jimi douglas experience will continue to win by default.
 
Douglas will get reelected whether or not the Dems field a candidate, and whether or not Pollina's in the race.
 
Anonymous said...

"Douglas will get reelected whether or not the Dems field a candidate, and whether or not Pollina's in the race."

Yeah, this is really shapin' up to be a banner year for gop trash, little fella.

Runnin' the economy into the ground to take people's minds off the War in Iraq was another stoke of Gop genius.

All they've gotta do is give Romney another tax cut, pardon Scooter bring back Rummy and Rovesputin and the gops are a lock for a landslide.

Given how popular bush/cheney and their policies are in Vermont, Doogie should just join himself to Shrub's hip and ride his ignorant ass to victory.
 
Leaving aside your rhetorical flourishes, yeah, it's a no-brainer that anti-Bush sentiment will influence the next election in Vermont. But we'll see if that will be enough for the voters of Vermont to choose Anthony Pollina or as-yet-unnamed-Democrat over Douglas.
 
Anonymous said...

"Leaving aside your rhetorical flourishes, yeah, it's a no-brainer that anti-Bush sentiment will influence the next election in Vermont."

Nice try, little fella. Leaving aside your firm grasp of the obvious, it's way beyond anti-bush sentiment.

Given the composition of our Congressional Delegation to Washington and the composition of the Legislature in Montpelier, Vermont's just not buyin' the slop gops are sellin'.

"But we'll see if that will be enough for the voters of Vermont to choose Anthony Pollina or as-yet-unnamed-Democrat over Douglas."

It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience.
 
"It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience."

And your proof of that is . . .?
 
Anonymous said...

It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience.

"And your proof of that is . . .?"

Stronger than your proof of the following, little anonymous fella.

"Douglas will get reelected whether or not the Dems field a candidate, and whether or not Pollina's in the race."

Given the tanking economy heading into the sixth year of the jimi douglas experience and Vermont's growing revulsion for all things gop, on what basis do you assert that Doogie can beat a Dem in a 2-person race, little fella?

Is Vermont History filled with Governors serving more than 3 terms? Just because Doogie ain't reviled like Bush, don't make him loved, little fella.

He ain't no Howard Dean.

Take your time. Like Fred Thompson's Presidential bid, you ain't goin' nowhere.

Always a pleasure.
 
Again:

"It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience."

And your proof of that is . . .?
 
This comment has been removed by the author.
 
Anonymous said...
Again:

"It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience."

And your proof of that is . . .?

Again, stronger than your proof of the following, little anonymous fella.

"Douglas will get reelected whether or not the Dems field a candidate, and whether or not Pollina's in the race."

same as it was at: 9:37 PM, January 19, 2008.

Just like it'll be when ya ask me the next time.

Always a pleasure.
 
"It ain't gonna be Pollina, though he may be the only one who can guarantee an encore for the jimi douglas experience."

Ah, so you ain't got no proof of this either.

Big surprise.
 
Anonymous said...

"Douglas will get reelected whether or not the Dems field a candidate, and whether or not Pollina's in the race."

And your proof of this is......?

Dismissed.
 
Anonymous said...

Then, like you, they're not a Democrat.

"You're wishin' won't make it so. You were wrong then, you're wrong now, and you'll be wrong forever."

And your proof of this is.....?

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