Republican Don Carcieri has set himself apart as Rhode Island’s most logical choice to be our next governor. We urge you to cast a vote for him next Tuesday.
Carcieri, the retired Cookson America executive, has the experience of balancing a big budget, a vision for the economy and the toughness needed to make difficult decisions.
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A father and grandfather, Carcieri also displays a compassion for others. That compassion and caring was evident in his work with Catholic Relief Services in the West Indies and is demonstrated now as he and his wife Sue work tirelessly to build the Academy Children’s Science Center in East Greenwich.
Carcieri impressed us several years ago when he warned that a container port at Quonset Point/Davisville did not make sense. It was not a popular stance at the time. Carcieri’s concerns were borne out. The state has failed to lure the private money necessary to make the port viable. Carcieri would prefer the former Navy base be developed as a multi-use technology park and as a base for recreation and tourism.
In talking to Carcieri, he demonstrates the instincts for what makes economic sense – and what does not.
Carcieri wonders why, since legislation was passed several years ago to make Rhode Island a more attractive location for financial services companies like Fidelity Investments, Fidelity remains one of only a handful of such companies bringing jobs here. And Carcieri has been quick to criticize the legislature when its members go out of their way to paint Rhode Island as a difficult place to do business. He offers specific examples such as legislative interference in both the Providence Gas and McLaughlin & Moran labor disputes.
“If you want to put up a sign on either end of the state to tell people to stay the hell out…you’re doing a good job of it,” said Carcieri.
We like his idea of a “Big Audit” for state departments, part of a bigger campaign he intends to wage against wasteful state spending. We also like that he recognizes the need to invest in higher education.
Democrat Myrth York is more polished in this her third bid for governor. But we hear more specifics on job creation and economic development from her Republican opponent. Elect Don Carcieri governor.
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