Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Columnist: PA rewards failure

Reform activist Eric Epstein, writing at his Capitol Domes blog, is not happy Pennsylvania, especially under Gov. Ed Rendell, is continually stepping in to bail out failing companies and out-of-work politicians.

From Epstein's latest post:
Political patronage is as old as the state. Now we're bailing out campaign contributors. Gov. Doesn't-Make-Any-Sense has no problems baling out millionaires who contributed to his campaign.

Pennsylvania needs to:
1. Seriously consider instituting a law banning state employment, contracts or bailouts for campaign contributors over the term of the office of the recipient; and

2. Institute and enforce a period between when the electorate fires a legislator and the same person can accept state employment, contracts, or bailouts.
Read the full post, "Pa.'s new state motto: Nothing Succeeds Like Failure," at Capitol Domes

Originally posted at TONY PHYRILLAS