The
Source Endorses John and Greg for
Re-Election
Posted
by Robert O'Connor on October 31,
2010 at 9:51 PM AST
On
Thursday, The Source endorsed John de
Jongh and Greg Francis for another term
as our Governor and Lt. Governor. Read
the endorsement below or on The
Source website:
Gov. DeJongh Deserves Second Term
by Source Staff, October 28, 2010
There are a lot of good, practical reasons to give Gov. John deJongh Jr. another four years in office. Here’s just a few of the positive things he’s done for the V.I. community:
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forged deals with Diageo and Fortune brands that will bring nothing short of $100 million a year for the next 30 years into the coffers; |
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delivered a sustainable economy at a time when the rest of the country has faced massive layoffs, cuts in pay and hours, and severe shortages; |
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increased cruise ships and jobs on St. Croix; |
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given us fully accredited schools; |
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increased parental involvement in childhood education, thanks to several initiatives that include his child and family counsel, reading challenge and parent university; |
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reduced drop-out rates; |
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acted decisively with anti-gang initiatives; |
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delivered on a new forensics lab; and |
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improved our roads, thereby decreasing the number of crippling traffic jams. |
The list goes on.
As you prepare to cast your vote in November, please keep in mind that deJongh is the first governor to have actively and effectively addressed our unfunded retirement liabilities and retroactive pay.
And he did all of this unflinchingly, while under the duress of unprecedented and relentless attacks on his character and his family.
Which brings us to the less, quantifiable reasons for reelecting John deJongh.
He is a stable, hard-working family man whose interests lie in providing a better place for all of us to live.
As we have noted in past endorsements: deJongh didn’t need the job. He wanted it. He believed, and one hopes still does, that he could fix this place in a way that no one before him had been able to.
The proof of his honesty and trustworthiness lies in his dogged pursuit to end the culture of corruption in the territory. His administration’s efforts have resulted in numerous convictions and a whole lot of discomfort in the ranks of the crooked among us.
John deJongh has proven himself in the last four years in numerous and measurable ways.
We believe he has well earned the right to finish the job he started. |
