If you are worried about Puerto Rico becoming a state, this is the man who is most likely to make it happen. Pedro Pierluisi, who took over as Governor today, is a slick operator. He was our representative in Washington under two different administrations (different parties), so he knows his way around Washington. He’s an active Democrat and is very involved in stateside politics at the national level.
In terms of political stature, he has the natural engaging charm of a Chuck Schumer. He’s also a rare statehooder who truly believes in statehood. (Most are rather ambivalent, to be honest.) His inaugural speech today mentioned statehood three times, but very notably, the official English translation excised all those references. As we say in Puerto Rico, “el mono sabe el palo que trepa” (the monkey knows which tree he’s climbing). He’s rallying his support for statehood here while keeping it quiet stateside.
Unlike most of our Governors, he speaks English perfectly without an accent, and has the Ivy League education and political contacts at the highest level. Be vigilant. Be aware. The last plebiscite put support for statehood at 52% (all the reasons that is nonsense don’t matter to the narrative). This man could be the one to push it through.
If you are worried about Puerto Rico becoming a state, this is the man who is most likely to make it happen. Pedro Pierluisi, who took over as Governor today, is a slick operator. He was our representative in Washington under two different administrations (different parties), so he knows his way around Washington. He’s an active Democrat and is very involved in stateside politics at the national level.
In terms of political stature, he has the natural engaging charm of a Chuck Schumer. He’s also a rare statehooder who truly believes in statehood. (Most are rather ambivalent, to be honest.) His inaugural speech today mentioned statehood three times, but very notably, the official English translation excised all those references. As we say in Puerto Rico, “el mono sabe el palo que trepa” (the monkey knows which tree he’s climbing). He’s rallying his support for statehood here while keeping it quiet stateside.
Unlike most of our Governors, he speaks English perfectly without an accent, and has the Ivy League education and political contacts at the highest level. Be vigilant. Be aware. The last plebiscite put support for statehood at 52% (all the reasons that is nonsense don’t matter to the narrative). This man could be the one to push it through.