Thursday, October 23, 2008

Porter County Council - Vote Jim Burge

Today we start a series of specific endorsements for our local races. I think you'll be surprised that not all our chosen candidates are Republicans, but this first endorsement is. Jim Burge is an incumbent on the Porter County Council, has shown tremendous leadership in finances, ethics, and bi-partisanship over the last four years. One of our three votes for county council will go to Jom Burge.

Today's article County nearing $400,000 for consultants, Burge to vote no more ... epitomizes his efforts to watch our tax dollars. IN 2009 and beyond we need elected officials willing to re-organize government, to save money, to eliminate waste and fraud, and to generally shake up the way things are done ... businesses are being shaken and reorganized to their cores, why can't government get off status quo. Status quo sure isn't working:

Burge said it is time to consider the proposal to streamline local government by replacing elected tax officials with an appointed person who has accounting experience

2 comments:

andrew said...

I've decided to only vote for two candidates for the council this election, and Burge is certainly one of them. Based on his current record, he's one of a few people on the council who really seems to have a vision on where he would like to see the county moving. I don't agree with some of his statements, but I'm in agreement with most.

I didn't realize part of his plan is to replace elected officials with *gasp* appointed people with experience in that field! Seems like a no-brainer in my mind...

briefs said...

Andrew, I think you've thought this one out quite well. I'd be curious who your second one will be?

You'd find http://stopgoverninglikethis.com favorable too, written by two bloggers - one very liberal and one very conservative