Monday, August 2, 2010

The Election of 8/3/2010

I selected some candidates and promoted them
in 2008. They seemed to me to have a reformist
streak in them but I haven't seen any of that in
their performance since the election of 2008.

For that reason, I am not supporting any of the
candidates tomorrow. We badly need some
real reformers in office, not folks who make
statements along those lines as candidates.

At the "meet the candidates" night for the
2008 election. Mark Valasano stood in front
of us and said the he felt the job of the sheriff's
office was to solve problems while avoiding
arrests whenever possible.

He did not do that when a county employee's dog,
running loose and trespassing, was injured. The
county employee is a 911 operator.

I had no stake in that case. The fact that an injustice
was knowingly undertaken by the office of the
Sheriff of Iron County, in the name of the people
of Michigan, has sure put me off. The old boy
network is alive and well in this county. And it
continued working all the way through the
prosecutor's office and the court.

If we want good government in this county we need
a clean sweep. That takes a change in the mindset
of a majority of the Iron County population.

Bill Vajk

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