I have been reading the Dr. Martin Luther King bill but I could not find anywhere written in the bill the specifics and direct benefits the people of the CNMI now enjoy. Scrap the President\u2019s Day holiday because we can\u2019t vote for the president? What a bummer, if I am allowed to say! Good Uncle Sam, after combining Abe and Georgie together into one President\u2019s Day, now our CNMI legislators want to do their own thing, too. Before I get myself into another media fight, I would like to suggest that the 14th CNMI Legislature let the public vote on this issue in the next general election. Wouldn\u2019t it be great to see and hear from our elected leaders what they have to say in their next campaign as each attempt to count the direct benefits off their fingers or grope for words? <\/p>\n
How about the MVA managing director\u2019s position? Let me tell you that I think something is cooking in there and it was not soba because there ain\u2019t people lining up with paper bowls and chopsticks in their hands. Don\u2019t take my word for what it\u2019s worth. A plugged nickel\u2019s worth maybe but it still raises eyebrows, no? <\/p>\n
I don\u2019t blame Mr. Santos with a master\u2019s degree for complaining about the faster-than-the-bullet-train-in-Japan action of the MVA board. I could live with the adage, \u201cTo the victor belongs the spoils,\u201d but isn\u2019t the scenario being stretched too far? <\/p>\n
Use your imagination people, before everyone take turns pulling the wool over your eyes. Try to visualize who are the key players in this adventure. <\/p>\n
Gonzalo Santos
\nCapitol Hill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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