In case anyone needed another reason to accuse George Allen
of being a welfare capitalist or an “establishment Republican,” the former
governor of Virginia provided a new line of ammunition on Wednesday when he
threw his support behind the McDonnell initiated $6.4 million corporate welfare
deal[1]
to keep the Washington Redskins in Virginia.[2]
Also, for those who aren’t aware, the current Republican
candidate for U.S. Senator in Virginia is the son of former Redskins head
coach, George Allen, and the brother of the Redskins current General Manager
Bruce Allen.[3]
Hmmm…
When asked about the deal, Allen commented “…I don’t want to
get into matters that are close family issues, but my father brought the
Redskins down what’s now Route 28 41 years ago to Virginia. So I’m happy the
Redskins are staying.”
Sounds like a typical Republican, doesn’t it? Welfare is ok,
they appear to be saying, as long as it benefits family members of people they know,
even if they are already considerably wealthy.
Just as typically, Allen argued that retaining the Redskins
inside the commonwealth would work miracles upon our economy. Presto! Just
subsidize the wealthy and all of your job creation dreams will come true![4]
One has to wonder if folks like George Allen actually believe in some of the
arguments they throw out like so many dollar bills into the wind to see if they’ll
stick.
“Obviously,” Allen stated, “I like having the Redskins in
Virginia.”[5]
Well obviously so do many Virginians, just not at the cost of $6.4 million. The
Redskins should be giving that out to all of their fans for the last decade of
heartbreak and gross mismanagement.
So how much more taxpayer dollars would George Allen spend
to “create jobs”? I thought that was the job of the market, anyways!
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