Waters strikes again
Jim Waters on Kentucky, the state of denial:
Take, for instance, the Democratic gubernatorial debate, which consumed two hours of "denial" time on KET.
At that gathering, Steven Beshear indicated he would be quite comfortable in denying the people the power our Founding Fathers intended when they established a representative democracy.
"When Steve Beshear is governor, the governor's office is going to be more powerful than either the president of the Senate or the speaker of the House," said the blustering Beshear. "You're going to have to prove to everyone you know how to run the show, and that you're going to run the show."
Beshear must have been sick the day his high-school civics class covered how the founders respected the people's representatives. Denial comes easier when you don't really know the truth.
While showing little respect for the separation of powers intended to ensure people receive proper representation in Frankfort, Beshear promised a "shakedown" cruise after he gets elected.
Scary. Then again, I guess I could just deny he meant it.
Funny, I thought the Kentucky Constitution set the rules regarding separation of powers between the governor and the legislature.
