Yesterday, Governor Manchin finally reconsidered his firm stance regarding the hideous slogan "Open For Business" on our Welcome Signs and opened up the decision to you.
Please visit this site and express your opinion.
I suggested a classic for the permanent slogan: Wild, Wonderful West Virginia and I would ask you to consider doing the same.
No one wants free market capitalism more than I, but putting "open for business" does not reform our antiquated early 20th century tax code, nor does it ease the massive government control the state exercises on "economic development". The truth is that his slogan is nothing more than window dressing.
Once again, Manchin waited for several months or weeks after the firestorm dies down on an issue and takes the popular action when everyone forgot who raised the issue in the first place. Joe now wants credit for conducting the poll to take down the signs, to try to get credit for removing the eyesores he erected.
Just to remind you, as most of the media won't with any controversy involving Joe, the unpopularity of the signs became a news item when WVU Student D. Logan Wheatcraft created the online petition. More than anyone, Logan deserves credit for the Governor's action yesterday.
A quick check at the online petition this morning shows that close to 30,000 people ultimately expressed their displeasure with the Governor's Welcome Sign slogan.
When we are really "open for business", we won't need a stinking sign.
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