another special interest pumps for RINO Jim Perry with postcard | Eastern NC Now

RINO state senator Jim Perry is known in Raleigh as the darling of the special interests.  They fall all over themselves to promote Perry at election time, and he returns the favor by pushing their agenda in Raleigh.

Voters have now received their third campaign postcard for Perry funded by one of his fawning special interest backers.  This time it is a group that represents skilled nursing facilities.  The last two were from a special interest group that represents medical insurance companies, and particularly Blue Cross and Blue Shield.  Perry was a major player in a special interest bill for the corporate leaders of Blue Cross this session that allowed the non-profit Blue Cross to loot its own medical insurance reserves to set up a new for-profit company.  Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey warned that this bill will ultimately raise medical insurance rates in North Carolina.

These special interest postcards often talk about things other than the agenda of the group itself, as they are trying to help Perry go back to Raleigh.  On the latest one, it is necessary to look at the fine print of the return address to see who it is really from. Perry now owes them a big favor, and he is the sort of pay-for-play politician who will pay off.