Are We Better Off...
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Last week, I was approached by an official by the Massachusetts Republican Party and asked if I would consider running again for State Representative of our heavily Democrat district.
Man, was I torn.
You know me; I’m a fighter. So having to turn my back on my home district was very disappointing because all I would have to do is ask one simple question. A question that many around the nation should ask of their local representatives: “Are we better off now than we were two years ago?”
I ran, not as your stereotypical Republican, but purely on an economic development platform. I laid out my plan to make our district the most business-friendly in the state of Massachusetts (which really wouldn’t take much effort). I spelled out my plan to build badly needed new schools with private monies, thus sparing the property taxpayers from the additional burden any state-sponsored construction would incur. These two initiatives alone would hopefully inspire our young people to perform better in school, as there would be an employment light at the end of their education tunnel.
But, as it turned out, I wasn’t running against an incumbent Democrat. I was running against George W. Bush and The Iraq War. Local Democrats wanted to send a message to the administration about their disdain for The War. If I may be so bold, did that message put food on one local family’s dinner table?
As I watch the red taillights leave town every morning for the only available employment opportunities, as well as see yet another home being foreclosed on because of the poor economy, I ask “Are we better off now than we were two years ago?” Continued... http://www.intelradionetwork.com/OutsideTheWire/default.aspx