The Governor Beebe has the State Police drive him around like some Middle Eastern Potentate. This really confuses me. I view the State Police as a highly trained, capable, professional organization with more important duties than to drive the Governor around. If he can’t drive a car, he should hire a chauffer or ask his wife to drop him off at work. Maybe the downtown trolley could make a special run for the tourists to see the “Mansion” and the State Capital and pick up the “Gov” on the way.
I can understand why Bill Clinton needed the State Police to drive him around: to protect him from irate boyfriends and fathers. But I’m not aware that more recent governors such as Governors Huckabee and Beebe have that proclivity and special protection need.
Wait, I’ve just had a brainstorm! Governor Beebe is going to release 6,880 “Non-violent” criminals onto the highways and byways of the state rather than incarcerate them. Why not hire one of these on sort of a work release program? Pay a much lower salary than the State Police Officer commands and allows the Police to return to protecting ordinary citizens. Since the Governor’s Mansion is state property, Governor Beebe could even house the “Non-violent” felon right there, available 24/7.
A beautiful solution! Saves the state money, allows Beebe to put example where his mouth has gone before him, frees his wife from having to drop him off at work, and removes the necessity of the Governor having to learn how to drive a car! Plus the Governor shows by example how safe it is with all these extra “non-violent” criminals roaming around.
Shirley, it’s just amazing how we can resolve these nitty little problems when we put our best and brightest on them!
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