I live in a very right-wing area. Republicans outnumber Democrats some 3 to 1. In some local races, the Conservative Party candidate outpolls the Democratic Party candidate. The letters to the editor page is filled with readers whining about the evils of big government, businessmen complaining about taxes and bemoaning how liberal Democrats are killing business.
A story from the front page of my local paper this morning began: City officials have reached the point in their effort to attract the Boscov’s department store chain to downtown that they are discussing potential financial assistance with state officials. Representatives of Empire State Development Corp. — the state’s economic development agency — met Wednesday with [Republican] Mayor Robert Regan and [Republican] state Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward to discuss ways the state could help the city attract Boscov’s....
Hooray for small government!
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