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TexasTowelie

(117,050 posts)
Wed Dec 28, 2016, 07:38 PM Dec 2016

Now What? As Scott Fashions Agenda, Democrats Watch and Wait

Throughout his campaign for governor, Republican Phil Scott was crystal clear about what he hoped to accomplish: Grow Vermont's economy and make the state more "affordable." Far less clear was how he'd get that job done.

Now, with two weeks remaining before Scott takes office, the governor-elect's agenda is no less a mystery.

"We just honestly don't know what's going to come," says Rep. Janet Ancel (D-Calais), who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee.

Contributing to the uncertainty is the concurrent leadership transition at the federal and state levels. Scott will be the first Vermont governor to take office at the same time as a newly elected president since Dick Snelling and Jimmy Carter in 1977. And if Scott's campaign pledges were vague, Republican president-elect Donald Trump's were practically nonexistent.

Read more: http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/now-what-as-scott-fashions-agenda-dems-watch-and-wait/Content?oid=3899522

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A suggestion to all 50 states going forward - 3catwoman3 Dec 2016 #1

3catwoman3

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1. A suggestion to all 50 states going forward -
Thu Dec 29, 2016, 10:40 AM
Dec 2016

Do not elect anyone to any sort of higher office if either their first name or last name is Rick or Scott:

Phil Scott
Scott Brown
Scott Walker
Rick Scott
Rick Perry
Rick Snyder

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