Voting Recommendations
Well, I don't think there will be any surprises here, but maybe a few. For example, although I recommend the LIbertarian candidates in all elections around Texas, I do NOT recommend Vanessa Harris for District 71 House of Representatives mainly because she has never had a job that would give her worthwhile public service experience, nor the commensurate level of education. She has been some kind of manager at Whataburger, which I find insufficient.
However, I also do not recommend Mel Hailey, a Political Science professor here at ACU. Mel is an incredibly nice and smart man who would, no doubt, make some good decisions about public policy. However, he is running on the Democratic ticket, and Democrats universally believe that the government is the best answer to the problems of society. Nothing could be farther from the truth than that, and Mel would, at some point, see the need to use tax money where he should not. That's what Democrats do.
That leaves us with Susan King. I have heard her speak and find her not very impressive, but the fact is that she's a Republican who is trying, at least in theory, to shrink government somewhat and reduce spending somewhat. That alone will get my vote, and I recommend yours, too.
The race for Governor is heating up as well, and I certainly don't recommend "One Tough Grandma," not least because our local Newspaper recommends her. That is a sure sign of incongruent values, but suffice it to say, her platform includes many public-based solutions to problems, a signal of higher taxes for sure. Kinky Friedman is a write-in vote, and he would be better than a Democrat, but he wants to mix religion into his policy, which is abhorrent.
Thus, I recommend Rick Perry, bad hair and all, as the best candidate of the mix. I don't think he's the smartest person, but he seeks to shrink government and reduce spending (as far as I can tell), and that's the proper mix for me.
I think we should do whatever it takes to get a good Libertarian gubernatorial candidate on the slate for next time. Suggestions?
However, I also do not recommend Mel Hailey, a Political Science professor here at ACU. Mel is an incredibly nice and smart man who would, no doubt, make some good decisions about public policy. However, he is running on the Democratic ticket, and Democrats universally believe that the government is the best answer to the problems of society. Nothing could be farther from the truth than that, and Mel would, at some point, see the need to use tax money where he should not. That's what Democrats do.
That leaves us with Susan King. I have heard her speak and find her not very impressive, but the fact is that she's a Republican who is trying, at least in theory, to shrink government somewhat and reduce spending somewhat. That alone will get my vote, and I recommend yours, too.
The race for Governor is heating up as well, and I certainly don't recommend "One Tough Grandma," not least because our local Newspaper recommends her. That is a sure sign of incongruent values, but suffice it to say, her platform includes many public-based solutions to problems, a signal of higher taxes for sure. Kinky Friedman is a write-in vote, and he would be better than a Democrat, but he wants to mix religion into his policy, which is abhorrent.
Thus, I recommend Rick Perry, bad hair and all, as the best candidate of the mix. I don't think he's the smartest person, but he seeks to shrink government and reduce spending (as far as I can tell), and that's the proper mix for me.
I think we should do whatever it takes to get a good Libertarian gubernatorial candidate on the slate for next time. Suggestions?
posted by Cole @ 5:47 AM
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