Once again the New York Times Wine Club has made me an offer
I can’t refuse—and once again I must refuse. That’s because Pennsylvania is one
of the 21 states that wine clubs are not allowed to ship to.
I’m a 9th-generation Pennsylvanian who except for
four years of service in the Navy and 10 years in New Mexico have lived in
Pennsylvania most of my 70 years. And I’ve been hearing for decades how the Republicans
want the state to get out of the liquor business.
So I figured that with a Republican governor and a
Republican legislature it was finally going to happen.
Nah.
When my wife and I returned from New Mexico to Pennsylvania
in 2011 and registered to vote, we decided not to register Republican, which
had been our lifelong registration. Instead, we went with no affiliation.
After the George Bush years in Washington, we considered the
Republicans a lost cause. They say they’ll reduce the size of government, but
when they have the chance, they don’t. Washington. Harrisburg. Doesn’t matter. Promises
made, promises not kept.
At least the Democrats usually carry out their promises—even
when it’s things I don’t want.
I want to be able to order wine from clubs. The Democrats
won’t give up their grip on the state store system and the Republicans will
never deliver.
In vino veritas
means nothing in Pennsylvania.
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Hey, at least you don't have Paul Ryan as a Congressman as we do in WI.
ReplyDeleteTo add insult to injury, I just received a $100 voucher for the zagat wine club.
ReplyDeleteMuch belated correction: We lived in New Mexico for eight years, not 10.
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