2009: the year of the idiot politicians

I hate to say it, but 2009 is really shaping up to be the year of the stupid politician, local and statewide. And last week alone may have been the peek week.

Let's recap:

1. State Rep. Pricey Harrison (D-Guilford) and two others in the State House of "so-called" Representatives introduces a bill to ban...plastic bags (via N&R). Pricey, I appreciated what you did on Protest Petitions, but you blew it on this one.

2. State Rep. Larry Womble (D-Forsyth) introduces a bill to require companies that do business with the state to disclose their historical ties to slavery (see previous post here).

3. State Sens. Charlie Albertson, D-Duplin, and co-idiots Tony Rand, D-Cumberland, state Senate majority leader, and Dan Clodfelter, D-Mecklenburg, co-chairman of the state Senate Finance Committee introduce a bill effectively prohibiting any and all athletics at any school where a majority of students score below the 50th percentile on end-of-course tests for two or more consecutive years (see Guilford School Watch post here).

4. Skip Alston doing what he does best...being Skip Alston (previous coverage here and here).

5. Greensboro City Councilman T. Dianne Bellamy-Small voting against ethics in government. Does she really expect to win again?

If the trend continues, this may become a regular feature, sad to say.

E.C. :)