Reality bites on the islands

It’s flattering to see an entire editorial column dedicated to the undersigned. But then I must have poked the Pacific Times’ managing editor and cabal in the right place.

In recent days, the following occurred right here in paradise while you were fast asleep in absentia. They are:

1. The governor finally admits that the economy is pretty darn “bad” when he participated in a brief ceremony on a business expansion here. He should have admitted it a month or so ago.

2. Yesterday, the BB tandem avoided appearing before the NMI Bar Association because he had to attend an MVA board meeting regarding Northwest Airlines’ plans. Is the governor a representative of Northwest Airlines?

3. The governor refuses to appear in the Gonzales Show and failed to attend NMC’s Rock the Vote, among other invitations. The failure to appear is obvious and needs no further explanation—his administration is but history!

4. The NMI’s basic infrastructure is both inadequate and suspect. So much for inviting investors (recent economic summit) only to meet reality—the power went off!

5. The Retirement Fund is suing this administration for failure to remit employees’ contributions. Its continued failure to remit the $100 million in arrears will definitely force the Fund to use investment principals. Mind you, many of us are living on a paycheck-to-paycheck basis.

6. The $1.2 million plus used by this administration on travel to exotic places would have been sufficient to meet part of its utility bills of some $13 million. Now, taxpayers (all consumers) must endure paying the steep fuel surcharge because of this negligence.

7. The Department of the Interior occasionally announces the issuance of certain grants to this administration. It’s a good political gesture in an election year to aid a politically ailing administration. But it won’t cut it either and no amount of PR work would do it no matter how it is carved.

The Pacific Time’s managing editor also asserted that she has “more balls than John DelRosario.” I think the more appropriate and decent term is “courage” at least to show that you’re living the saying, “I know you’re stupid; please don’t confirm it.” Balls? Living in absentia allows for fictional perception, therefore, fictional writing far removed from reality.

Finally, the undersigned isn’t a gubernatorial candidate. Yet your diatribes make me a virtual candidate. Don’t worry I will cross that bridge when I get there someday (if it falls within His plans). For now, I choose to remain the social conscience of these isles, come hell or high water. If you are fair, then we need not resort to other publications to air our views. Do you agree? And I can’t help but notice you only had one advertiser in the entire publication. It’s a tale of how well your publication is doing revenue-wise, di ba?

John S. DelRosario, Jr.
Taotao Tano`