With less than two years left in Governor Kaine’s tenure as the leader of the great Commonwealth of Virginia, questions are starting to get raised as to whether his partnership with big industrial interests will threaten his ability to get another job.
An article on Grist seems to paint a picture of a Governor whose stock is rapidly falling due to his steadfast support of Virginia’s major polluters. The author cites figures from the Virginia Public Access Project (vpap.org) that states that Tim Kaine has received over $135,000 from Dominion… no wonder he hasn’t spoken out against Dominions Wise County coal fired power plant…
So who is the Governor going to be loyal to? Dominion Power and their money, or the hundreds of thousands of Virginians that were the ones that voted him into office by the narrowest of margins? Right now, it looks like he is standing by Dominion.
But is that the right choice? Maybe if he could run for re-election for the position of governor of Virginia — but he can’t, there is a one term limit. So why is he choosing to burn his bridges in Virginia with the people that got him elected? I don’t know if the governor has been reading polling data or listening to the pundits, but Virginia is rapidly turning into a blueish swing state. If Tim Kaine has any intention of ever holding a national office or moving up the political ladder, it will be hard to defend his decision to stick by Dominion Power and the Wise County Coal plant that he personally endorsed.
The future is in clean energy, not in coal. Obama knows it. Clinton knows it. Even McCain sort of knows it.
Governor Kaine can’t buy another term as Virginia’s governor with Dominion’s money, but he can buy himself some national attention and save his reputation by stopping the Wise County coal plant.
America wants a leader Mr. Kaine, not another industry stooge.
This power plant will be your legacy whether you like it or not. It is up to you how the legacy will read.
Click here to tell the Governor to stop the Wise County plant today!
