Smoke, Mirrors and Alcohol
Aug 15th, 2010 | By LDDC | Category: Commentary
The centerpiece of Bob McDonnell’s transportation plan is the privatization of the State’s ABC stores (Washington Post, 7.21.2009), but even when it was proposed it was an idea begging for merit.
In two columns today, in the Washington Post and Richmond Times-Dispatch, the ABC privatization notion under further scrutiny looks increasinly less and less palatable. Honestly this is no surprise.
What is disheartening is that people liked and voted for Bob McDonnell because he had a “transportation plan”. It was not well thought out, it was not endorsed by any notable transportation experts, and the plan would not even solve Virginia’s transportation problems. Nothing new: a pretty candidate, running for office and telling people he had easy solutions to their problems. When times are tough and people are looking for answers there is a tendency to look for scapegoats and easy solutions.
