President Obama’s re-election campaign continued this week at Duke University, as EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson talked up the EPA’s anti-business rules and regulations. According to this Herald-Sun story, Jackson claimed that environmental issues are “unambiguously nonpartisan.” Then she attacked Republicans. I guess she figures North Carolina voters won’t notice the disconnect.
Meanwhile, in Wake County, Democrats took control of the Wake County school board after beating the pants off Republican board candidates, including chairman Ron Margiotta. Democrats have now been installed as both chairman (Kevin Hill) and vice chairman (Keith Sutton). That is to be expected in politics, even when some folks pretend the school board races aren’t partisan. Of course they are, and when you win, you win. What I find amusing is that some on the Left claim they are nonpartisan and interested in reaching out to those with differing views. If the board isn’t political, then why didn’t the Democrats elect a Republican as vice chair of the board? Simple: power politics. As the outgoing chairman of the Wake County Democratic Party put it in this News& Observer blog about his retirement:
“I’m happy that we took all five school board seats,” Paul said in an interview. “That was my driver for serving as chairman.”
Paul talked more about the school board races in an e-mail he sent today announcing his resignation.
“As you know, I filled Jack Nichols’ unexpired term as chair late last year,” Paul says in the e-mail. “My primary reason for doing so related to the situation facing the Wake County School Board.
I commend Mr. Paul for acknowledging the political nature of the school board races. I go further. I support returning the political affiliation of local candidates to the ballot.
