Once again I was doing my morning ritual of looking at the outdoor news of the week and ran across an outdoor article from the Rutland Herald out in Vermont.  It seems as though the Governor of that great state, James Douglas, used the time honored tradition of the opening day of trout season as a photo opportunity to show his trusted constiutants just how much of an avid outdoorsman he was.

     On the opening day of trout season in Vermont, the good Governor made his way to the banks of a river with his groupies in tow and cameras rolling.  I guess he wanted everyone to know just how important the outdoors was to him also.  I guess he forgot that the cameras were rolling when he brought his line back in and let one of his nearby aides bait his hook for him with a worm or some other type of bait.  What, couldn’t the good Governor get his hands a little dirty?  Now I’m not a great fisherman by any means, but I would NEVER let anyone bait my hook for me as long as I can move both of my arms and hands!  The only people who let someone else bait there hooks is either little girls or sissy boys!!!!

     How can we trust our elected officials if they claim to be something they are not!  Don’t use our great outdoor activities to show how much of a avid outdoorsman you are just for a photo op!  I’m going to assume that most of our outdoors men and women are smart enough to smell a skunk when one is around,  do they think we are just stupid outdoor hicks?  Maybe I’m making more of this, than there needs to be, but I’m tired of people sucking up to hunters and fisherman and posing for a vote, then later stabbing us in the back by passing legislation that goes against what we believe.  I don’t know this Governors voting record on hunting, fishing, and gun issues, but if your going to pose as a fisherman, at least get your hands dirty!