We know what it means. Jim Douglas (who purports to care about health care and the importance of an honest debate) is not a leader in any meaningful sense of the word. Nor is he “responsible”. If he were either, he would not be afraid of saying what we all know is true. Instead, he would rather avoid offending his base (however misguided) because BEING governor is more important to him than solving problems. And while this may be an especially eggregious example of his pandering, it is just one of many. In fact, it is not much different from his repeated assertions that “VT is the highest taxed state in the country”. In that case, he is an enabler of those who would mislead the people.

So thanks for the reminder but I’m all too familiar with the Governor’s unwillingness / inability to lead this state. Instead, we should ponder why so many of our neighbors have been taken in by him for so long.

As we consider the legacy of Ted Kennedy, we might also think about what Jim Douglas. Exactly how will this career politician be remembered? For me, it’s a long (and sad) list of lost opportunities.