Will the real governor please stand up!

First off I must make it absolutely clear that the ideas I am going to put forth are mine and mine alone. I was going to start this letter with a few unkind words about the governor’s so-called volunteer attorney, Mr. Howard P. Willens. But I think that Mr. Ed Propst pretty well covered that in his letter to the editor on Friday, April 24, so I will spend my time covering the governor’s action since he took office.

Let’s go back to the last election. Mr. Fitial made several campaign promises. He was going to get rid of the CUC fuel surcharge. He had some investors all lined up to come in as soon as he was elected. He was going to run an open government. He was going to bring better times to us all. I could list a few more but why bother. Let’s take a look at what he has done.

First off, the CUC fuel surcharge is not only still with us but is higher than ever. His promised investors never showed up. He was going to run an open government. This one we have to take a long look at. Let’s start with federalization lawsuit. Did he hold any public forums about it? No, he decided that he spoke for all of us and went ahead and filed the suit. He promised that he would use no money from the general fund. So why is he hiding the truth about where the money came from and is still coming from? I do not know which residents he talks to. But the residents that I talked to were and still opposes to the lawsuit.

So we have to ask ourselves: Who he is trying to help with the lawsuit? I have to ask myself just what the governor and his friends are trying to pull that they do not want us to know about and who is going to benefit from it. Would it be his friend or the people of the CNMI?

Well, governor it does not look to me that you have done much to help the people of the CNMI. Even if you get your hands on some of the stimulus money, I do not think that you can buy enough votes to get re-elected. You see, the working people of the CNMI is starting to see the right and wrong of what is going on. More and more they are going to get rid of the politicians who do not keep their word and work for the residents of the CNMI. The good ol’ boy train is still heading to Banzai Cliff and is picking up speed. It is going to get there on Election Day. I am anxious to see who survives the trip.