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Sunday Morning Random Thoughts — Primary Election Edition

Here it is Sunday, September 05, 2010, and we are now less than ten days from the primary election in my (mostly) beloved Charles County. I’ve had an opportunity to briefly browse the biographies of most of the candidates for both commissioner and Board of Education. Some candidates I know better than others—by observing their actions at meetings or, in the case of incumbents, in execution of their current offices (and boy, did some of them seem intent on “executing” their offices); by reading their comments in articles and letters to the editor; by knowing them well enough either personally or professionally to discuss issues with them. Through all this I have a pretty good grasp on who I plan to vote for in the primary, and, should the individual make it past the primary, in the general election. In some instances I already know that even though I will vote for a particular Republican in the primary, it will be the Democratic that gets my vote in the general election should the right candidate make it on the ballot. I’m not going to go into a lot of detail or lay down an exhaustive list of each candidate who has earned my vote, but I am going to highlight three or four people and give my reasoning behind my decisions. Call this an endorsement if you will. That’s fine. I just consider this an explication of how a guy who usually can’t decide between white and yellow American cheese in the grocery store made up his mind on some specific races.

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