Our Lt. Governor made a funny at a recent debate in St.Albans but he might want to take the time and think before going for the easy laughs next time. He may have felt the need to show his humor because in the VPR debate he mentioned a misconception people may have about him is that he is too serious. At the time Peter Shumlin helpfully suggested something to the effect that most people that knew Brian well realized he wasn’t too serious a person.
So from the St Albans debate we learn that apparently a governor with potential to get things done makes Brain Dubie nervous.
"He says he can get things done. I agree," Dubie said of Shumlin. "That makes me nervous and that's why I'm running for governor."
Considering what he has to show for his eight years as Lt.Gov.with his thin record of accomplishments, the skill to get things done is a topic Dubie should be nervous about.
I heard him speak in person for the first time recently. I listened carefully for 45 minutes or more to a rapid jumble of disassociated facts and personal anecdotes and came away uncertain if he even knows he is applying for a full time job.
Will Rogers said “I have always noticed that people will never laugh at anything that is not based on truth”.
Well now it is a funny thing, truth be told, based on Dubie’s past record we should never worry about him getting much of anything done.
Thing is, Dubious, we need people to get things done. Your anachronistic, anti-government, anti-jobs philosophy just ain’t gonna cut it: it’s what got us into this mess. Keep your Voodoo Economics to yourself.
…He’s been living in a bubble for the past eight years: high profile but no real responsibilities, surrounded by Douglas Administration sycophants, insulated from the rough-and-tumble of the political process.
And now, suddenly, just because he’s running for governor, he’s expected to present a cogent explanation of his beliefs and his plan for Vermont, and he’s expected to not get all pissy when he’s challenged by a reporter or his opponent.
Poor, poor Brian. How unfair are all the expectations we place upon him. And how double unfair it is that Shumlin is a skilled politician, candidate, and debater.
and those who can’t often fight dirty when they have no real skills or ideas to rely upon. This is a classic situation in which Dubie’s handlers will be looking to demonize Shumlin in order to play on voters’ primitive fears and distract from the lack of substance in Dubie.