Good Idea, Guv'ner

I was reading the Sipsey Street Irregulars and came upon this little item. It seems that the North Carolina Governor, Bev Perdue, wants to suspend elections for two years. Seriously.

"You have to have more ability from Congress, I think, to work together and to get over the partisan bickering and focus on fixing things. I think we ought to suspend, perhaps, elections for Congress for two years and just tell them we won't hold it against them, whatever decisions they make, to just let them help this country recover. I really hope that someone can agree with me on that. The one good thing about Raleigh is that for so many years we worked across party lines. It's a little bit more contentious now but it's not impossible to try to do what's right in this state. You want people who don't worry about the next election."

Do you believe that? Suspend elections? Yeah, that's a great idea. Her office is in full denial mode.

Later Tuesday afternoon, Perdue's office clarified the remarks: "Come on," said spokeswoman Chris Mackey in a statement. "Gov. Perdue was obviously using hyperbole to highlight what we can all agree is a serious problem: Washington politicians who focus on their own election instead of what’s best for the people they serve."

Well, I agree with the spokesman, that politicians in Washington should do a better job of serving the people and spend less time worrying about an election.

We note, with some degree of incredulity, that Governor Perdue is a Democrat. She's probably a full-blown politician that wishes she didn't have to worry about the next election. If I were a voter in North Carolina, I'd start working today to make damned sure she didn't have to worry about being elected, ever again.