Who is getting my vote and why:
Strickland (D) vs. Blackwell (R) for Governor. I think Blackwell is scummy, for all the reasons mentioned in prior posts. I will say that he seems to have done a good job raising his daughter. She seems like a lovely young lady, as portrayed in his ads. Unfortunately, she is not the one running for office.
Tiberi (R) vs. Shamansky (D) for Congress. The last mailing Tiberi sent out pointed out the fact that he was born to “legal immigrants.” Gee Whiz. The one before that bore pictures of fetuses outlining a Shamansky vote. The vote was an amendment on the Bill establishing the National Institute of Health which would limit the research that that Department could perform. So if he voted FOR the amendment, I can only imagine what the campaign flyer would have said. Shamansky votes to destroy the authority of the Institute? Sigh. To be honest with you I am disappointed that the Dems are running Shamansky, as opposed to an up and coming guy. To me, he is just more of the same ole. But I have more in common with him than I do with Tiberi, who is against all the social issues I hold dear.
Brown (D) vs. Dewine (R) for Senate. Ok ok, I guess you see a trend here. I am ready for a change and not a roll over house for W. This is a vote for change. Change in Iraq, change in stem cell research, change in social policy.
Montgomery (R) vs. Dann (D.) for Attorney General. Ok.. this one is still a toss up for me. I really like Betty Montgomery. She seems to be one of the most moderate republicans in the state. She was pushed out of the gubernatorial primary because she refused to get muddled in the mud of who was more God Fearing, Petro or Blackwell. If she had been in the primary, I would have voted for her. HOWEVER, her ads against Dann are DISGUSTING. As a public defender Dann DEFENDS criminals. That is his job. Gee whiz. Of course he is going to come up with sound bites that make him sound like the devil incarnate.
Kreider (D) vs. Goodman (R) State Senate Just because someone doesn’t know how to market her self, is no reason not to vote for her. On the other hand, she has not really fought back against Goodman’s ads attacking her voting record. I respect Goodman for his standing up for gay rights at the statehouse, but that is about it. I will probably vote for Kreider because she is from my hometown and people who know her say she is a good person. Ok… not the most informed vote, but at least I admit it.
Taylor (R) vs. Sykes (D) Auditor of State. Taylor is a CPA. Period. Also, I think that the Auditor position is a good place for checks and balances for the state government. Since I expect that we will have a Dem state gov for this next term, we should have a republican auditor.
Brunner (D) vs. not sure for Secretary of State. We need to get this office cleaned up once and for all. Can’t even imagine the crumbs that Blackwell has left on his side of the bed here. EWWW.
The only judge I will vote for is Cain, who I think is a Republican. Basically, I don’t have any clue who the good judges are and I refuse to vote on the basis of who gave out the best candy in the Westerville 4th of July parade. I am voting for Cain, because my legal practicing next door neighbor, whose opinion I respect is supporting his candidacy.
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December 4, 2006 at 9:29 pm
Good choices, especially taking Brown over DeWine!