If there's an award out there for SGA president who is the quickest to kiss ass in the service of his own future, Parsons should run away with it. First he was the loving toadie of Mike Garrison and Steve Goodwin. Then he practically tried to meld into the Clintons during last May's primary. And now he's getting press for an attempt to keep tuition down - an attempt with so little substance behind it that the BOG president says she's never heard of it.
There are some very fine students in SGA who do some valuable things. But Parsons continues to come across as someone who puts the greatest value on advancing his own future career in the state. Now he could prove me wrong and actually accomplish something on this. But until he does, this looks more like self-promotion than serving the students' interests.
Posted by armand at November 17, 2008 09:43 AM | TrackBack | Posted to West VirginiaI think if he really wanted to impress Bill Clinton, he shouldn't have worn that AWFUL brown suit. As much as I hate to admit it, the only person who could ever really pull something like that off was Ronald Reagan. (is it bad that I know the fashion history of the presidency???)
Posted by: kikimonster at November 17, 2008 01:49 PM | PERMALINKSounds like he'd make a fine university president someday. /snark
Posted by: binky at November 17, 2008 08:31 PM | PERMALINKParsons is a pretty good politician... see where he didn't run for Council?? Yeah he was one of Garrisons boys
Posted by: Todd at February 16, 2009 11:43 PM | PERMALINK