[The following is a guest post by Terry Stewart of Gilford]
Dear Mayor Lahey,
I read on the front page of today’s Laconia Daily Sun (PDF) that you’re going to seek help from the State’s legislature to get more State funds. Sorry Mayor, your legislators have been very busy on much more important things like a boating speed limit, smoking laws, seat belt laws, civil unions, same sex marriage, repealing capital punishment for cop killers, eliminating health insurer competition to keep our premiums high, extending health insurance benefits to those that can already afford it and assuring more expensive energy costs for all. The latest bill that has their undivided attention is to maintain the protection of transgendered people by allowing them to use either sex restrooms (known as the bathroom bill). These would include the bathrooms in the park where your children often play.
Meredith’s representative, Kate Miller, says it all with this quote. “I am humbled to be a part of our State’s history.” This is quite a record to be proud of Ms. Miller; are these Meredith’s values you are representing?
Our legislators are obviously way too busy to deal with your silly little funding problems, Mayor Lahey. They’ll get back to you when they get through with their social engineering projects. Please be patient because when they come out of the ether, they’ll have to address a little problem called a $500 million deficit they’ve racked up. Not to worry– you can tell your constituents they can count on an income tax to straighten this whole mess out.
Why not? By imposing more taxes we can’t afford, they can create more programs we can’t afford to help you when you can’t afford to pay for them. It’s exactly the convoluted cycle of life that gives these politicians purpose…
Terry Stewart
(This was originally posted at GilfordGrok)