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Originally Posted by Riot
No, you don't (and wow, that chip on your shoulder is heavy, hum?  )
I place the blame, if it doesn't pass, on the anti-gambling self-rightous religious zealots that are pounding on the members of the legislature. The only thing that could sway the legislaters vs their constituents is money, as we're in a bad way. Well, they have already come up with the ideas of the 10% lotto tax instead of approving VLT's, and using state stimulus funds instead of any change to current gambling. They are furious over what was said today about the legality (as it eliminates a roadblock).
But McConnell got reelected partly on the promise of slots, and he hasn't exactly been the leader on them. I don't see him exerting the pressure that he could. He won't risk it against the anti-gamblers. All he cares about is getting back to Washington. |
Sometimes you have to read between the lines a little. The religious zealots are hardly the issue here. They have been cast as the issue to deflect from the real issue of special interest money and dirty politics. There are some major players behind the scenes that are funding the "opposition" religion groups that haven't walked into a church on purpose for years. Williams proposed the lottery tax/out of state simulcasting tax simply to muddy the waters, not as a plan with any merit or chance of working.