One of the key figures who would need to testify is already
in full fundraising mode. State
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin told would-be
contributors, "I have an impact on billions of dollars in the
commercial marketplace, millions of jobs, and millions of families … not just
on insurance, insurance companies, brokers and agents. This office also
regulates construction and building code, public safety, collection agencies,
banks and the tobacco industry (to a limited degree), premium finance
companies, bail bondsmen, etc. Plus, the office has an indirect impact on
economic development, health care, medical providers, pharmaceuticals, medical
and hospital facilities, etc."
"The implication," according to theRaleigh
News & Observer editorial, "was that anyone connected with those
various industries, issues and activities would not want to get crosswise with
Wayne Goodwin. The very thought might tend to make PAC pocketbooks pop
open."
