Voters in the Commonwealth of Kentucky will head to the polls on Tuesday, November 8, 2011 and will choose the leaders for the state for the next four years. In addition, the voters of Kentucky can also send a ‘message’ to Washington, D.C. as to what they think about the mess our country is in.
There are very clear and obvious differences in the candidates for Kentucky’s state-wide races. Let’s take a look:
For the office of Governor we have the current Governor, Steve Beshear, running against Republican State Senate Leader, David Williams. While David Williams may not be the most popular person in the state, it has been said over and over that he may be one of the most intelligent. Williams has a plan to address the three areas where he feels Beshear has failed the people of Kentucky: tax reform, education reform, and public union pension reform.
Kentucky needs tax reform to attract businesses. The state is losing businesses, industry, and jobs to the bordering states of Indiana and Tennessee. Tennessee has no state income tax; Indiana is about to become a right-to-work state and has abolished prevailing wage. David Williams’ plan abolishes the income tax and does away with the prevailing wage which drives up costs. Part two of this plan is to allow individual communities to become right-to-work zones thus attracting new businesses rather than driving them to other areas and states.
Kentucky also needs education reform. David Williams supports allowing students to attend neighborhood schools (as opposed to forced busing), vouchers, and charter schools. All three would afford parents and students choice and competition.
Finally, David Williams understands that public pensions and benefits must be privatized and more in line with private sector pensions and benefits to be sustainable. With pension reform, layoffs can be prevented and tax money can actually be used for something like the education of students as opposed to lining the pockets of union officials.
In all three areas, Steve Beshear has taken his cue from Washington and has chosen ‘winners and losers’ based on who is funding the Democrats re-election coffers. In addition, Beshear has lied to the citizens of the state when he said he had balanced the budget. What he did was use the Federal stimulus money until it dried up and then borrowed money from next year’s budget to make up the shortfall.
This election isn’t about “liking” the personality of Steve Beshear or not "liking" the personality of David Williams; it is a matter of “liking” Kentucky!
For Attorney General the voters of Kentucky have a clear choice between the incumbent, Jack Conway, who as the current attorney general has failed to stand up to the mandates from ObamaCare and EPA, and Todd P’Pool. Todd will protect Kentucky coal and the jobs associated with the coal industry and he will file suit against ObamaCare on behalf of the citizens of Kentucky.
The candidates for Secretary of State are polar opposites. The Republican candidate, Bill Johnson, wants to strengthen our system of elections by requiring picture IDs at the polls. His opponent, Democratic candidate, Alison Grimes, doesn’t think proving identity isn’t that important and even goes as far as saying that an address should not be a requirement for registration. This policy of Grimes is actually a policy funded by George Soros who is also funding SOS elections across the United States in an effort to undermine our country and our way of life.
For State Auditor the choice is between a political insider, Democrat Adam Edelen – a former member of the Beshear administration, and John Kemper, an independent thinker who will work to protect tax dollars from waste, fraud, and abuse.
For Treasurer the race is between Republican K.C. Crosbie and Democrat Todd Hollenbach. K.C. responded to an independent survey of candidates with Conservative answers such as ‘no’ to expanded gaming and for supporting indexed-caps on tuition increases at the state colleges; Hollenbach chose not to participate in the survey.
And finally for Commissioner of Agriculture the choice is between a man whose last name happens to be Farmer and a man who is an actual farmer. Democrat Bob Farmer is a comedian who, in his stand-up routines, makes fun of the people of Kentucky while Republican James Comer is a fifth generation farmer, former State President of Future Farmers of America, and a man who knows what it takes to lead the one of state’s largest departments.
With this knowledge, it is time to do what is best for Kentucky and elect Conservative, smart, and fiscally responsible citizens to the state’s highest offices – not only for Kentucky’s future but also for the future of the country!
~ Patty
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