Way back in summer 2010, the General Assembly dallied with a measure which would have gotten North Carolina into the biotech venture capital biz. You know, biotech venture capital being a primary function of state government and all. Among the original sponsors of that batshiat crazy idea, Reps. Beck Carney and Beverly Earle.
But now, all of one year later, after the historic Republican takeover of the General Assembly after 100 years of Democratic hegemony, ushering in a totally new set of leaders and a new set of governing principles reflecting voters preference for limited and open government, free of taxpayer handouts for special interests — the legislation is back. With Republican sponsors. Among them Fletcher Hartsell and Bob Rucho.
Suckers.
