Inauguration of a Governor
Just a note that I was somehow invited to not just one but two inaugural events celebrating the re-election of Delaware Governor Ruth Ann Minner. I’m still trying to figure out how this happened – given the facts that
a) I didn’t vote for her.
b) I actively campaigned for her opponent Bill Lee.
c) I have written several letters and op-ed pieces critical of her administration’s deaf ear to outsourcing and providing tax breaks to large companies while ignoring small ones.
d) ... What else am I supposed to do? Burn her in effigy?
Nevertheless I was invited to the inauguration ball in Dover (Black tie optional). I was also invited to a celebration at Bank One’s headquarters (probably celebrating Minner’s support of extortionate credit card rates).
Weird. Well, I had to pass on both events due to family obligations – something that Democrats wouldn’t understand given their hostility to family values. It would have been fun to watch a bunch of small fish in a small pond trying to act like big fish, but honestly, if I want fun I’ll eat dinner with my kid; he won’t care if I use the wrong fork with the salad.
It’s possible that I am still on the roles of the Democratic party since I was slightly active with it immediately after the 2000 election. However, it was a short time, I was young, and 9-11 wiped out the last vestiges of the America-hatred that lays at the core of the Democratic party.
In fact, maybe it’s time I just say the hell with it and join the Republican Party here in DE. They’re the underdogs in this blue-state and I’m used to being one myself. I think I’ll call now…
