Checking out a Candidate...

It is coming up on election time again. The multi-candidate races are narrowing down and it is time to support the candidate of choice. With all that has happened this year and the phrase "vote them all out!" being tossed around like a toy boat in a leaky toddler pool, it can be tough to know what to do.

We will be realizing many "new" taxes over the next few weeks, months, and years to come that have been stuffed somewhere in some of the big bills, such as the Health Care Bill. There are so many pages and references to references that it is nearly impossible to see all that has been packed into these bills. I have read the Heath Care Bill but was unable to research all of the references in the bill. They make the size of the 1,000 + page bill in comparison look like a letter to the editor.Staying on top of it all is more than a full time job. Just the Ghost bills passed this year in Washington state alone, are of a huge concern.

These bills have been "designed" in such a way as to pull out certain aspects, when it is convenient to do so, for added revenue or to ignore them when it is not popular. What we really need is a change in what is allowed into a single bill. The supposed transparency we were promised was a lie. There is more hidden now then ever before, making it that much more convenient to promise one thing on the campaign trail, and deliver a completely different product.

If we are going to change any of this, it is going to be at the election box. Research who you are voting for and ask the simple question...why are you running? Then pause and wait for the response. Don't be afraid to let some silence laps and provoke them into sharing more than they intended. This will tell you more than you could even imagine about their motivations and their drive to work for you. If their answer is too polished, they choose to twist the question so they can complain about their opponent, or they start reciting their excellent voting record...be wary.If it seems to good to be true it probably is.

I am getting off my soap box now. I am still recovering from the senate debate last night and have a few e-mails to send concerning a couple of candidates running against Patty.( Check out Art Coday and Clint Didier- great guys!)