Posted by
Deanna Peugeot on Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:57:55 PM
Election day is coming soon, and in Texas that means the govenor's race is picking up. I admit, I don't particulary like
Rick Perry due to the following:
Democrat
Chris Bell isn't an option. He wants to
raise our taxes, supports
unlimited lawsuits, and has
refused to give out more information to non partisan voter information organizations.
Carole Keaton-Strayhorn is nuts. I wish you could have heard her on the
Jeff Ward show in September, but after that appearance I wrote her completely off. Not mention, she wasted all of our money with her
silly lawsuit to get "Grandma" on the ballot.
So that leaves the Libertarian candiade,
James Werner and
Kinky Friedman. Kinky had my unstinting support after he promised to return all of our over paid taxes, and actually admitted to not knowing how to solve some problems. That lack of arogance was very appealing to me. Sure, some of his ideas are kooky, like having a public phone line, but all in all they're harmless.
Then came his
health insurance plan. And Kinky lost me. I don't see how this will be pratical - I just see our taxes increasing out of control to provide a new "right" to everyone. So I was going to vote Libertarian.
But when it comes down to it, I'm going to hold my nose and vote for Kinky after all. A strong showing for him will drive home a bigger message to those in power than votes scattered between the three alternative candidates. And the two major parties need to hear that message. So I'm voting for Kinky.