The governor is really taking his politics to a new level by attacking the Washington rep for trying to help the people. A disaster declaration would surely solve many of our present and immediate problems and the worst is the President could say no. But I bet all the smart people know the President can\u2019t say yes either, unless we ask. Shame on the governor for not at least asking and trying to find some immediate relief for his people.<\/p>\n
For once the governor was right in his assertion that the Washington rep was \u201cpoliticking\u201d with his desire for a disaster declaration for CUC. I guess the governor has been so out of touch that he forgot it was the Washington rep\u2019s job and it will also be the U. S. Delegate\u2019s job to help us with finding remedies to our problems, especially when the solution is in Washington and not on Capital Hill. The man does his job well and the governor tries to blast him but the gun backfired because no one will be against a disaster declaration. The governor has chosen his brand of politics to destroy the Washington rep over trying to help the people by sending a disaster declaration to Washington. I\u2019m sure we can afford to fax a disaster declaration to Washington but it will be the Washington rep who will be the \u201cpoint man\u201d for the CNMI and the governor can\u2019t let him get that kind of credit\u2014so we are forced to cope for politics. <\/p>\n
But I\u2019m sure most voting citizens know the governor does not agree with the Washington rep on letting the Feds help us. The governor has chosen to force us to cope with the crisis for his own political stance against the feds. I have nothing against Mr. Mu\u00f1a but for him to brag about how the people can cope with the power problem was very disturbing and heartless. Being tough is one thing but being foolish is not acceptable and we would indeed be foolish not to try for federal disaster assistance. I\u2019m sure it was obvious to people with common sense that Mr. Mu\u00f1a was covering for the governor and his political plan to destroy the Washington rep\u2019s chances for being elected to Congress, even though he is the only one speaking up to find help for the people, which says a lot about who the people need to elect. <\/p>\n
I would like to ask Mr. Mu\u00f1a that if our power situation is not in a state of disaster then what do you call it when we barely have enough money to purchase fuel? What do you call it when we have gone from six generators down to one and don\u2019t know when or how they are going to be fixed? What do you call it when the power rates are raised beyond the ability of the average citizen to pay without making enormous sacrifices for their family? What do you call it when the quality of life and business is at an all-time low from no power? What is it when people don\u2019t have water because there is no power? What do you call it when thousands of pounds of meat have already gone bad for many people and the outages are getting even longer, making it harder for our freezers to even keep meat frozen? Just what is a disaster for the people, Mr. Mu\u00f1a? I\u2019m sure people with common sense don\u2019t agree with your assessment, nor do they appreciate your contempt for them. <\/p>\n
The Governor said he had a plan for CUC and I\u2019m sure we can count on it being just like the plan for Better Times. The fact is, the governor is playing politics by putting a bad spin on the Washington rep\u2019s suggestion over helping the people. Everyone can see the Washington rep is doing his job and the governor doesn\u2019t like being upstaged and the proof is in the details. The people are surely going to judge the governor\u2019s pursuit of politics or help for the people and it will only cost the price of a phone call to get us some relief.<\/p>\n
[B]Ambrose M. Bennett[\/B]
\n[I]Kagman, Saipan[\/I]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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