Time to throw out the Democrats

In regard to the primary election, let me see if I got this right. The county commissioners couldn’t reduce spending so proposed an increase in property tax to balance the budget. Nearly three out of four citizens voted against this proposal — a humiliating defeat for Democrat commissioners. It seems voters are wising up that the M.O. for Democrats is to spend, or commit to spend, money the government doesn’t have, thereby requiring new or increased taxes. And the cuts they threaten to make are always the most critical needs, making the taxes appear necessary. We’re so late smart but wising up.

September 10, 2010 3:43 pm

In regard to the primary election, let me see if I got this right. The county commissioners couldn’t reduce spending so proposed an increase in property tax to balance the budget. Nearly three out of four citizens voted against this proposal — a humiliating defeat for Democrat commissioners. It seems voters are wising up that the M.O. for Democrats is to spend, or commit to spend, money the government doesn’t have, thereby requiring new or increased taxes. And the cuts they threaten to make are always the most critical needs, making the taxes appear necessary. We’re so late smart but wising up.

The citizens followed that up with a strong vote of support for Republican candidates at the county and state level. The commissioner race, the department head races and the legislative races all leaned strongly to Republican candidates who support reduced spending, lower taxes and limited government. In addition the citizens showed strong support for the two more conservative justices on the state Supreme Court. This follows logically the powerful defeat of Prop. 1.

Now I’m confused when it comes to federal offices. Both Congressman Rick Larsen and Senator Patty Murray have always voted with the liberal wing of the Democrats. And those votes have been the cause of all of our current economic problems: uncontrolled spending and federal debt, tax increases (the biggest in history coming soon), unemployment, government health care and rationing, Medicare cuts, and the mortgage and housing crisis. And each of those offices is being sought by strong, qualified Republican candidates seeking to cut spending and taxes and roll back government takeover of our lives. Yet the citizens seem more evenly divided on whether to replace the incumbents. It does appear that in November both of these incumbents may very well be defeated, buy why the hesitancy to replace federal legislators? These are the folks who have done the most to create the current situation.

Two years ago the citizens voted for “change,” now knowing what that change would be. Now that we know, vote for change again and remove those Democrat incumbents, at every level of government. Remember Prop. 1!

Barney Beeksma

Oak Harbor