Impressive

I’m going to have much more on this tomorrow evening (let’s face it – why put out your best stuff on an evening not known for huge readership) but tonight’s Lincoln Day Dinner here in Wicomico County was quite successful and well-attended.

Even though it’s Easter weekend, we had three statewide candidates make their appearance and a fourth may have only been prevented from coming because of the impending birth of his fourth child. I think that’s pretty good.

Yet with all that excitement statewide, the local front is strangely quiet. Sure, most of the GOP stalwarts will be running again but I’d like to see someone in the County Executive’s chair who is more fiscally prudent. And if we have the same County Executive, let’s have him face a County Council who can override his vetoes with a 5-2 supermajority.

Maybe it’s time to entrust some of these county offices which have been in Democratic hands for a long period of time to the GOP. Certainly there’s something to be said for experience but, despite the wretched attempts at change coming from the White House, it’s not such a bad thing all the time. Sure, these are county positions but no one needs to remain as Register of Wills or Clerk of the Courts for decades on end. Maybe some new blood and new ideas in the office will prove to be the fiscally responsible thing to do.

This can be put another way. Despite the great turnout we had tonight, with over 150 attending, I would expect the TEA Party on April 15th to have at least four times that number. Out of all those people one would think we have a few who would stand up and put their name on the line to serve their public for a few years before returning to the private sector. That’s all I’m asking for.

Personally, I’ve made a promise to myself that I would not run for an office after I turn 50 (and I’m 45 right now.) I understand that elected office isn’t something one should aspire to for a lifetime but many of my opposite number treat the perks of office as their birthright. That’s the attitude we need to have changed and it’s going to take people who wish to sacrifice to effect the change we all seek.

Author: Michael

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