September's Comrade of the Month: Greg Stumbo
In one of the closest votes yet, Speaker Greg Stumbo wins Comrade of the Month for September.
Stumbo was nominated for his flippancy in his role as leader of the House of Representatives. In a recent controversy over a legal carve-out of politically-connected friends of State Rep. Keith Hall, we learned that Greg Stumbo allows lobbyists to write state law without his review.
From the Appalachian News Express via Page One Kentucky:
Do you know who is making the laws which govern the state of Kentucky?
Well, according to House Speaker Greg Stumbo, he's not sure either.
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He said it wasn't a legislator, those people we elect to represent us in government and make the decisions which influence our lives. But beyond that, he said he had no clue who it was that changed the laws.
He shrugged off the matter, as well, saying "I didn't think there was anything to it. If I would've known there was going to be this much controversy about it, we obviously would have done something different."
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Stumbo's admission that he nonchalantly allowed a lobbyist so unimportant that he cannot even recall the person to change state law is shocking and offensive.
That's assuming he's being truthful.
How can citizens expect to be represented when the Speaker of the House doesn't even care about his job?
As we wrote at the time:
This is a character trait of Mr. Stumbo that is well-known. Yet, Democrats were begging him to lead them in the House, because they wouldn't differentiate between leadership with a purpose and self-interested leadership.
Please join us at the Kentucky Club for Growth as we push for serious leadership.
