Jim Douglas was quoted in the Free Press saying that Tom Salmon’s switch to the Republican Party should be seen as a wake up call to the Democratic Party. Douglas said that Democratic Party members are out of touch with ordinary Vermonters. First of all, doesn’t the Left alliance of Democratic and Progressive Party members hold a super majority in the state legislature? Isn’t it true that Vermonters voted Democratic for every state office except for Governor and Lt Governor? Isn’t it true that our entire Federal Delegation is in the Democratic caucus? Surly this isn’t all a coincident. I could see maybe a seat or two being a coincident, but not a super majority it the legislature, almost every state office and the entire Federal Delegation. The other question one should ask is would Salmon have been able to get elected in the first place as a Republican or Independent? And will it be possible for Tom Salmon to win re election as a Republican, given Vermont’s voting record? If I were Jim Douglas I would ask myself these question before I ask the opposition party to ask themselves why they are out of the main stream. With all due respect Governor Jim Douglas, it’s not a coincident that the majority of elected offices are held by the Democratic Party. It’s also not a coincident that Douglas isn’t running again, I wouldn’t want to be the third Governor voted out of office in Vermonts history either.

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