30ashopper
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In other news, Rubio is now up by 10, Crist, Meek far behind.
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wrobert
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AlphaCrab
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Very dynamic indeed!
1. IRS prblems, money laundering, misuse of Republican funds.
2. Major white collar felon
3. Sarah Palin's Fla.pick.
Em
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If you think it's bad that we elect people to represent us, that in turn hire lobbyists to get things done in D.C., just wait until we get a toll road across the bay, where they charge $5+ per trip. Forget about getting labor in South Walton from the north end of the bay. I imagine the cost per trip will probably be more like $8 by the time the thing is constructed. The NWFLTCA has been talking about toll road for a while. It wouldn't surprise me at all.
I know what Beach SiO2 is talking about. You have to play by the Fed's rules if you want to get funding for a project this large, and while I mean no disrespect towards our local BCC, it is way over their heads, and is best handled by lobbyists pushing the guys in DC.
Someone commented that we elect officials to do the job, and Beach Si02 replied that we need to call Boyd. He is right in that you don't hire someone to do a job and then not give them any instruction. Politicians are the same as an employee. They work for us, but we need to give them direction and tell them what we need. Don't stop at the hiring. Directing and reviewing their work are also our roles as citizens. I know Boyd upsets many people like the 500+ Sally Mae workers he canned in Panama City, but it is people like Boyd who also helped get another 25 Raptors stationed at Tyndell AFB.
Just read AlfaCrab's post above. Now the first one is really funny to me because I think it was Charlie Crist who also took Republican's money and ran to the independent party with most of it. Talk about funny.
I know what Beach SiO2 is talking about. You have to play by the Fed's rules if you want to get funding for a project this large, and while I mean no disrespect towards our local BCC, it is way over their heads, and is best handled by lobbyists pushing the guys in DC.
Someone commented that we elect officials to do the job, and Beach Si02 replied that we need to call Boyd. He is right in that you don't hire someone to do a job and then not give them any instruction. Politicians are the same as an employee. They work for us, but we need to give them direction and tell them what we need. Don't stop at the hiring. Directing and reviewing their work are also our roles as citizens. I know Boyd upsets many people like the 500+ Sally Mae workers he canned in Panama City, but it is people like Boyd who also helped get another 25 Raptors stationed at Tyndell AFB.
Just read AlfaCrab's post above. Now the first one is really funny to me because I think it was Charlie Crist who also took Republican's money and ran to the independent party with most of it. Talk about funny.
Very dynamic indeed!
1. IRS prblems, money laundering, misuse of Republican funds.
2. Major white collar felon
3. Sarah Palin's Fla.pick.
As far as #1 Meek has major ethics issues and Crist took the Republican money and ran.
As to #2, we shall see.
As to #3, she did not seek the endorsement and has a good record as a Prosecutor.
GoodWitch58
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I don't disagree that it is citizens' responsibility to hold our elected officials accountable--however, and it is a big however IMO--elected officials, especially ones who have been around as long as Allen Boyd has--should have a public servant attitude enough so that they take some initiative!
When did Congressman Boyd hold a town hall meeting in South Walton to discuss the citizens need for a better evacuation route? i. e.., four laning of highway 331?
We have a responsibility to call him--and many of us do--he also has a responsibility as an elected official to look into the major needs and issues of his district.
I have known Al Lawson for 30 years--and as I said before, we would not have had to call him--and he would have been effective in both Washington and Tallahassee.
So, shall we set up a Town Hall meeting on the Four laning of Highway 331 and invite Boyd and Miller and all the BCC? Wonder who would show up? Or do we just continue to fund more trips to DC and hire more consultants? Or do we wait for a Republican to be elected and get that Toll Road for sure?
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GoodWitch58
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yeah, seems that has happened a lot.
Steve Southerland-the guy who won the Republican nomination- didn't show up either.