Congratulations To All Participants In The Election.

As with all things there are cause for celebrations, concerns and disappointments.

I congratulate all those who won their race and those who braved the thoughts of rejection to at least try. Winners are not always the ones with the most votes nor or losers always the ones with the least number of votes. The real winners are those who tried and gave their all, faced their competition with dignity and openness. I celebrate with you and look forward to working with you in the coming months to create a more open and productive County.

OK, So I Lost!

The 7th District voters, not the people, decided they wanted commissioners who are ineffective, uninformed and unable to manage their own money. They decided to get rid of a double dipper who embarrassed the entire district by his behavior on you tube, and keep the liar and thief. The logic of such is beyond me except that many choose to ignore the truth because the lie is more convenient.

Teddy Roosevelt said, "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly. Who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Because I was not elected does not make me any less correct. I did what I knew was right not because it would cause others to agree with me but because it was the right thing to do. I would much rather be truthful and honorable than to lie and deceive just to get something I wanted.