Advertising & Asphalt

The Dome reports today that Fred "The Asphalt King" is buying advertising in Charlotte to create the impression that he's got the big mo' on his side.

The charge from our region to Raleigh is just getting started as Fred Smith, supported by an impressive assortment of local Republican leaders, is committed to providing innovative solutions to transportation, education, immigration and taxation problems in North Carolina," it reads.

That's really quite a remarkable claim. Because if you go to Fred's website, you'll be hard pressed to find innovative solutions to anything. Mr. Smith has one vision for North Carolina and one vision only: more roads. More roads will heal the environment and clean our air. More roads will get us right with god. More roads will make it easier to round up illegal immigrants and bus them back to Mexico.

I still have a hard time understanding why Smith wants to be governor. He has no interest in the business of the state and appears dead set on drowning effective government in his Jacuzzi.

Image from the Dome blog.