Wicomico GOP looking for a few good men (or women)

The release is short, sweet, and to the point:

The Wicomico County Republican Central Committee is accepting applications for two Republican positions on the Wicomico County Board of Education. Appointments are by the Governor for five-year terms, beginning in July. Those interested should submit a completed Request for Appointment Consideration Biographical Information Form (which includes a resume) to the Governor’s Appointments Office with a copy to Wicomico County Republican Central Committee, P.O Box 252, Salisbury, MD 21803. The Form and additional information is available by calling 410-974-2611 or by email at WiCoGOPChair@Yahoo.com . Applicants will be contacted concerning interviews beginning at 7:00 pm on June 20.

So far I’m aware of two people who are seeking appointment, with the one Republican member eligible for re-appointment being one of the two.

Yet this is an opportunity for conservative members of the community to step up and attempt to get an handle on the school board’s budget. Certainly you may get frustrated at times because the majority appointed by the other party doesn’t always work in a manner which exhibits common sense, but this is also an opportunity to get acquainted with the inner workings of the board at a time when it may be in transition if we on the right side have our way and it becomes an elected body. (I would imagine the local GOP would at least tacitly support those we nominated for appointment should they decide to seek an elected school board office.)

If we can get a number of solid conservative candidates on the list we send to the Governor’s office, one of two things will happen: either our picks will get on the school board and improve the body as a whole, or, if they’re not selected despite our expressed wish it’s more ammunition to convince voters that they need to have a say in the referendum that will come to pass. (This despite the best efforts of Norm Conway and Mary Ashanti of the local NAACP, who have their own reasons for supporting the status quo. Hint: they are liberals and think they know better than the people.)

So, if you are interested in serving your fellow man in this way I encourage you to send in an application. As I recall, the last time we did this we had four or five hopefuls so it may be a relatively long meeting for us on June 20. But that’s part of our job.

And, by the way, I’m hearing this rumor that the local Democrats are getting involved in the process of picking our nominees. Three words to them: go pound sand.

I think we can pick some good candidates on our own, thank you. You may not like who we pick (because Lord knows you’ve picked some real winners in the past for various positions) and the job-killing creep you helped elect as governor may not select them off our list, but it’s our job to send the best possible candidates to Annapolis. So let us do our job.

Author: Michael

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