Keno and closing state parks

Politics and state government doesn't really interest me - this is one of the reasons why I left fulltime newspaper journalism - but when the governor of your state (Jodi Rell) proposes to close state parks to save money in the year's next budget and then legalize Keno gambling, you've got to question exactly where she's getting such stupid ideas, and what her priorities are.

Yesterday, Rell thought it'd be a good idea to encourage MORE gambling in a state where they is already a flourishing state lottery and two huge casinos by legalizing Keno in Connecticut. I don't know, but is this not preying upon those people who can afford to lose money the least? Gambling is an addiction, like smoking and drinking, and when the state government steps in to encourage it - all in the name of making money off of it - there's a huge problem.

The day Rell announced the closing of some state parks, she reversed the decision, or at least backed off of the plan, because she started to feel the heat from making the proposal. The parks closing would have saved $1 million a year, but now Rell has found some obscure underground tank account in the DEP account to take the funds. This makes no sense, shouldn't have happened in one day, and is an example of Rell caving to expected pressures after making a foolish move.