Washington Syndrome
The press has inundated Alaska with reporters and will have shortly interviewed every single person belonging to the 20% that do not rate Sarah Palin highly. Many of the reporters have flocked to the state capital of Juneau. Yes, Alaska has a state capital and it is Juneau.
Shocking, well, shocked reports are hitting the press about the inner workings of the Alaskan state government. No one should be shocked, however, since it is obvious that the Alaskan government operates pretty much like every other state government in the nation. Spend some time learning about your state government if you do not believe me.
The problem with state governments is called “Washington Syndrome“. It is highly contagious, infecting 90% or more of those exposed. It can also be genetically inherited.
The symptoms of “Washington Syndrome” are as follows:
- At the time the city was designated the capital, it made geographic or commercial sense. The location has not made sense, however, for a long time.
- The major industry of the capital city is government. The people of the metro area either work for the government or for businesses that support governmental operations like bars, law firms or caterers.
- The government of the city where the capital is located is treated as the red-headed stepchild. It is assumed that the sole purpose of the city government is to support the functions of the capital.
- Many of those who work in the capital maintain personal residences in other places. They have developed mechanisms that compensate them for traveling to and from their legal residences.
- Many of those who work in the capital maintain residences in and around the capital city’s metro area. They have developed mechanisms that compensate them for living away from their legal residences. Many of these same people spend more time in the capital than they do at their legal residences.
- Activities and beliefs that are normal, popular, seen as virtuous and desirable outside the capital are seen as abnormal, repulsive and criminal in the capital.
- Activities and beliefs that are abnormal, criminal, repulsive and unpopular outside the capital are seen as normal, virtuous and desirable in the capital.
- Those who work in the capital are willing to gossip, spread rumor and innuendo, and lie regardless of who they support. The capital functions on the ability to betray or avoid betrayal.
- The capital’s city is often charming in its own right but tourism is focused on the capital itself.
- The capital is the center of the universe and anything that happens outside the capital is viewed solely as to its effects on the capital.
There are many more symptoms than can be listed here. Diagnosis is easy since self-importance and delusions of grandeur are often so pronounced that the ordinary voter can distinguish them. The condition weakens in some cases after exposure to the capital ceases but other cases remain quite active for decades after.
Table of contents for Palin
- Sarah Palin for Vice President!
- Palin for VP Bandwagon
- I Favor the Draft
- Thank You, John McCain!
- Palin Has Been to Iraq Theater of Operations
- Ten Sarah Palin Props
- Why Sarah Palin?
- Slamming Sara Palin
- Politico Does Not Trash Palin
- Palin Pursued By Left
- Sarah Palin as a Beauty Queen
- Loser Says Palin Banned Books
- Palins Speech From Her Foes
- Joe Biden on His Differences with Sarah Palin
- Code Word Update
- Washington Syndrome
- Palin Smear Campaign Traced to Barry Obama
- Sarah Palin – Wow!
- Sarah Palin on Hugh Hewitt
- Palin Debates “Can I Call You Joe?”
- Sarah Calls Rush
- Palin Rap on SNL
- Hot, Smokin Hot, Jeri Thompson on Hannity
- Sarah Palin Supports Alaska National Guard
- Palin Visits Deployed Guard Troops
