Oct 27 2009
Perdue Returns from China
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gov. Beverly Perdue is returning to North Carolina after a nearly two-week trade and cultural mission to China and Japan.
You’d think with a 25% approval rating Bev would do a cultural tour of North Carolina instead.
Perdue leaves behind a contingent of about 20 North Carolina residents — including several legislators — visiting China on a separate trip paid by outside groups. They will return this weekend.
Well, that must be costing the state that just raised taxes to fill a budget shortfall a pretty penny.
I’m still trying to figure out what any of these ‘trade missions’ are beyond for free field trips/vacations for politicians. Does anyone learn anything from them that they couldn’t learn a lot cheaper by cracking open a book?
At least we knew where she was. (she didn’t say she was ‘hiking the Appalachians’).
You heard about Sanford, right? They found him in the tidal basin naked, drunk and singing ABBA songs. When asked by a reporter what was up Sanford’s spokesman said: “Really? It’s ABBA this time? . . .