Beacon Hill's Motto: Do As I Say, Not As I Do

As reported in the Boston Herald, Democrat Michael J. Rodrigues was caught stocking up on low-price, sales tax-free alcohol in New Hampshire over the weekend. So what's the big deal? Nothing, for the average person. The average, real American despises paying taxes of any kind. This may come as a surprise to some, but a hatred for taxes is what caused the American Revolution - a fact sometimes left out of history classes in an effort to ensure important facts such as the details of Kwanzaa and why Western Civilization is the root of all the world's problems are covered.

But Mr. Rodrigues is no average person. He's one of the beautiful people. One of the people who knows what is best for us, and voted to increase the state income tax by 25%. As many (including myself) predicted, the increase in the sales tax would simply make it more feasible for people to head north to make purchases, leading to less revenue being collected, and more Massachusetts jobs lost as businesses on the brink would be pushed over the edge. I just never dreamed that one of the very people responsible for this ill-conceived action would be caught making a run for the border!

So, caught red-handed and betrayed by his "Everyone look at me, I'm an important person!" state representative license plate, how did he respond to someone asking if he was on personal or official business? "Mind your own business.” In this case, that's arrogantese for "Get out of my way, you nobody, lest I use my power and connections to make your life miserable." In an online interview with The Standard-Times in New Bedford, he then went on to blame the incident on - wait for it - “Republican demagoguery.” That's right folks, the old tried and true "vast right-wing conspiracy" defense.

He then later said in the interview that: “Unfortunately, I think that’s why the Republican Party is in such bad shape in Massachusetts,” Rodrigues is quoted as saying. “The electorate here is smart enough to figure out what they’re up to.” Well, I can see at least two things factually incorrect in his statement. First, the Republican Party is non-existent in the People's Republic of Massachusetts because the Democrats are in bed with both the public and private unions who buy Democrats with campaign funds and "recommendations" to their members regarding for whom they should vote. The left-wing moonbats of places like Cambridge aside, Democrats could never win elections without these "blue collar" voters, as even in the PRM, the percentage of moonbats is under 50%.

The second factually incorrect statement, is that "the electorate here is smart". It isn't. If it was, it would not continually vote these Democrat hypocrites and criminals into office. The people of his district should remember that when they re-elect him in 2010.