WASHINGTON — Gov. Jim Douglas spent the last two nights at the White House, despite diverging recently with President Bush on issues related to the environment and health care.
So, what does the president say to the governor of Vermont, the only state not visited in his 86 months as the national leader?
"He's mentioned Vermont and its political landscape and how different it is from other parts of the country," Douglas offered in an interview Monday. "But the first lady makes the decision as to who stays, and she and I agree on a lot."
I cannot know the nature of your conversations. But let's hope you've not been cooking up some scheme... I'll make you a deal, Mr. Governor: If you're good, I will locate in Vermont my production company, as well as its good-paying jobs. And I'll make Vermont the next tony vacation destination, like Vail, Colorado. If you are not good, I will make a laughingstock out of it. (Others will attest to my ability to do that.) Yesterday is gone. No one is following the rules. So guess what? There are none. We devise our own law from now on. And I have the moral authority. You do not.
