Reply #4: Don't They Have The Lawrence Welk Museum??? [View All]

[KharmaTrain]

Several years ago I was on the PR committee at the local chamber. We were trying to promote a local festival. We ended up having to work with a County division of tourism, a regional tourism agency and then the State Board of Tourism. Each were politically run (the Repugnicans were in control of the regional and state at the time, Democrats for the County) and it was a nightmare. If one found out you got a grant from another, the knives came out...you all but hid the obvious that you were working with all these groups. In recent years, I've heard this process has been bypassed and these events now are publicly funded and promoted...the bullshit just got too deep.

As a traveler, I appreciate some of the places you've listed above, and it's good to know these places exist and are being maintained. For this, I appreciate State Tourism boards. I regularly visit state tourism websites when I plan vacations and a little tidbit I read or see seems to come back at those times leading to some interesting side trips.

That said, seeing the Repugnican Maryland Governor will keep me AWAY from the state. Also if that's the state of George Allen, Virginia sure isn't for lovers and there's no way I'd ever consider going to Texas.

I travel Blue wherever I can. In business, if I can control where a meeting takes place or who I do work with, I always favor a Blue state...especially ones with Democrats in control of the state government. For personal travel, last fall, I changed our plans for a Florida vacation to California based on the elections and I tell my family and friends in Red states that I'll gladly visit when Democrats are elected in your states.