tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post6185085162417236534..comments2023-10-24T11:23:31.580-04:00Comments on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: A Rising Conservative Star - From Puerto Rico?William A. Jacobsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16433685588536441422noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-23106991066835055722010-04-26T13:35:37.444-04:002010-04-26T13:35:37.444-04:00One big problem facing Fortuño is that he has had ...One big problem facing Fortuño is that he has had to face the very powerful government workers unions over there - and that includes the teachers' unions. A whole lot of cuts in government spending have caused plenty of layoffs - and plenty of people packing their maletas to look for work in the Mainland. <br /><br />Government in the island depends aplenty upon high taxes there and plenty of cash coming from Washington. To right that government ship will require a lot more ganas than what el gobernador can muster. Not to mention the rampant corruption there, even within the state police.<br /><br />Knowing how too many people there depend on the government for their daily living (either a government job of some sort or welfare benefits), I don't see him being re-elected in 2012.<br /><br />I speak as a native Puerto Rican - born there, raised there.newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11155544274008241733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-23932016994882688012010-04-25T23:57:28.874-04:002010-04-25T23:57:28.874-04:00I hope it happens this time.I hope it happens this time.Daneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956935765700285295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-30474105848936342932010-04-25T20:18:42.986-04:002010-04-25T20:18:42.986-04:00I meant to say "[T]hey've done the same t...I meant to say "[T]hey've done the same thing to 'social justice' and 'democracy.'"Randy Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257437240994373881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1522121129844880066.post-62639001250076642582010-04-25T20:14:22.692-04:002010-04-25T20:14:22.692-04:00Thank you for writing about this, Prof. Jacobson. ...Thank you for writing about this, Prof. Jacobson. I was born and raised in Puerto Rico and have supported statehood my whole life. HR 2499 is an immensely important bill and there's barely been any coverage of it. I might actually go down to DC this week and join a few pro-statehood groups in support of the bill.<br /><br />There are a lot of misconceptions out there about the politics in Puerto Rico - a major one being that Puerto Ricans are overwhelmingly left-wing. I'm not sure why so many believe this but it is the complete opposite from the truth. Puerto Ricans are generally conservative, myself included. And the Republican Party has been the one to historically support statehood and equality for us.<br /><br />Another thing that might confuse people is the use of the word "progressive" by the major pro-statehood party, the NPP (of which I was a member while living in PR). "Progressive" is not used in the same way leftists use it in the continental US. It does not come from the Progressive movement or any sort of leftist point of view. It is a shame that a word as noble as "progressive" has been hijacked by the left. But, then again, they've done the same thing to "social justice" and "justice." Noble words that are entirely stripped of their original meaning and become oxymorons.Randy Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01257437240994373881noreply@blogger.com