Republican County Council Choice
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 4/23/08 @ 11:47 pm - Filed Under 2008 Local Elections, Featured
I’m not voting in the Republican primary but I thought I would offer my take on the county council race anyway. I attended a “Meet the Candidates” session on Monday as part of the Conservative Breakfast Club (yes, I was invited), and got a chance to hear 3 of the candidates answer questions from Republicans in attendance.
Of the three council candidates (Roy Buskirk, Jim Howard, Mahlon Houlihan), Jim Howard was the most impressive. So you can imagine I was somewhat amazed to read that the JG endorsed Houlihan instead of Howard. I’ve got nothing against Houlihan, and he seems like a nice guy, but he’s simply not in the same league as Howard (or Buskirk for that matter). Howard’s answers showed that he has a command over the issues primary voters care about while Houlihan seemed almost unprepared and spoke in generalities.
I’m not sure Republican voters give a damn who the JG endorses and they probably don’t care what I think either. But I submit that anyone who speaks with both these candidates will have an easy choice on election day. You can read more on Jim Howard here…
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I would trust the Journal Gazette’s advice on how to vote in the Republican primary about as much as I would trust Rush Limbaugh’s advice on how to vote in the Democratic primary.
Well said.