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The way to save PACT is take to take a hunk of the revenue generated by taxing the electronic bingo industry. I suspect the state could collect 50 million or so of the $300 million annually that would be generated by taxing bingo in Alabama. It is absolutely absurd that we have politicians get up on their soap boxes and speak against bingo. Yet we have it here in the state and we are too stupid to tax it all the while we have programs like PACT going defunct which will contribute to more Alabamians not getting a college degree in times that tell us people who get higher education far exceed those who don’t. We as a state seem to be dead set on doing everything we can to put our children further at the end of the line behind the likes of Mississippi and Georgia. This is just dumb.
Troy King is completely worthless. http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/06/ag_troy_king_gov_bob_riley_spa.html
He’s always good for driving, “internet tabloid”, err, blog traffic
Of course, shocked and my flabber is gasted that an attorney would disregard an expert’s report that disagrees with his view of reality.
Troy King is a pawn of McGregor and now, Ronnie Gilley. How nice it will be when Luther Strange defeats King in the GOP primary. Considering King’s actions not only on gambling but other issues both personal and professional, the guy really should not even run again.
Walt – Have you read the report that has flabbergasted you?
Hoss Man, have not read it, just being a wisenheimer. Right now, it seems to me that King decided to ignore the report when assembling his opinion on the subject. Which maybe something maybe nothing. Attorneys and used car sales men have a way of constructing their own reality.
Whether King was right to ignore the report will ultimately be decided on election day. Just like the voters decided the issue of whether alleged Choctaw donations was relevant.
For reference purposes, the National Indian Gaming Commission’s opinions on specific games. Pack a lunch when you visit lots of interesting material.
Walt – I’ll wait for the Readers’ Digest version – the letter the governor is ranting about to the Birmingham News. Since the Birmingham News cited certain parts of the letter (the parts they chose) it is obvious that they have it. I find it curious that they didn’t print it, or at least put it on their website with a link for all to see. Now, I’m being a wisenheimer – because we all know why they didn’t post it. I’ll bet a Ben Franklin there were findings in the letter that would have supported King’s position and weakened Riley’s.
The reporter’s email address is at the bottom of his article, why not write him and ask?
The point is, he claims that he is against gambling. He gets a letter from the NIGC that would give him a reason to stop what the indians were doing and he just sets it aside. From reading the article, it seems to me he did it because even questioning the legality of the poarch creeks would put his friends in jeopardy.
Kudos to the Bham News for being one of the only papers I know still doing some investigative reporting.
ummm…yeah HOSS MAN……the Bham News goes out of their way to make riley look good… are you freakin’ kidding me?
Really? – Neither the governor nor the attorney general in any state, including Alabama, have jurisdiction over indian gaming facilities. Only the federal agencies, like the U.S. Attorney’s Office, can enforce anything relative to indian gaming. I hope that helps clear up your factually and officially wrong opinion.
As for Troy King, what doesn’t kill him makes him stronger. Watch out, Bob Riley.