Remember Breathless Sandy?

Bureau of Senior Services Commissioner Sandy Vanin was the government face of the Table Games battle here in Kanawha County.

She was front and center in the Dog Track’s commercials telling about how this new $250 million investment in our community was great for seniors.

The Hessen Affair Of course, we are still about $240 million or more short of the original promise of $250 million of investment in our community, but hey, who’s counting?

Certainly not Sandy.

Sandy was front and center again saying how seniors (in the AP article below) would be dying in their homes if it weren’t for gambling.  (I’m also guessing Sandy misses the irony that most of the addicted gamblers losing their money in the Dog Track are senior citizens who can least afford it, but I digress).

But, according to Sandy in the AP article below, Table Games are keeping our seniors from starving.  Because, of course, you know the state would not have any other source of revenue to fund critical senior programs. 

As my Dad would always say, the state would only be able to pick them up and offer them a ride to the poor house (versus really helping them).

Actually, the story went from my Dad that we as kids would be SO grateful for all the hard work he did that we would at stop along the side of the road and offer he and mom a RIDE to the poor house in our Cadillacs. (I still to this day have no clue what a “poor house” is)

Anyway, Sandy is back.

What cracks me up is that I never hear a word from Sandy Vanin unless its praising gambling.  I can’t ever remember a Cabinet member out stumping for a private company on a ballot issue, let alone an issue where the seniors she represents have an even greater chance of getting addicted and losing everything.

The last time we heard from Sandy was when the Dog Track turned over a cool $1 million check to the Bureau.

Sandy was near tears she was so happy.

Of course, the REST of the story was that the Dog Track was SUPPOSED to have given $1.5 million in licensing fees, but reneged.

When Governor Joe found about about the Dog Track backing out of their committment for a license, he went absolutely ballistic.  He got on his cell phone in the middle of a reception and read Tri-State’s leadership the riot act.

Soon afterward, Tri-State “donated” a cool $1 million to the Bureau.

At the PCWTBC (Press Conference with the Big Check), a breathless Vanin was super excited.  In fact, I’ve never seen any manager SO happy with getting $500,000 less in her budget than what the plan was.

And, I’m guessing Sandy is awaiting breathlessly at the venue where the Dog Track was going to announce their choice of architect to design their mega-five-star resort hotel and 6,500 seat convention center.

Remember that lu-lu?  The Dog Track actually had newspaper outlets reporting they were set to announce their choice of architect to build their mega-five-star hotel and convention center on… Friday. видео порно закачать

Friday.

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Yep, that was… oh… about eight Fridays ago.  I’m guessing Vanin is the only one still sitting in the press conference room waiting on the Dog Track leadership to show up and make the announcement.

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View the AP article at the Daily Mail website HERE.