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TERRY’S TIDBITS – Throwing Away Your Vote, Republican or Not, FDA, Gas Prices

By Terry Gray

THROW AWAY YOUR VOTE?

You do it every time you vote for the lesser of two evils.  “Well a vote for a third party candidate is a vote for (you pick).”  No it isn’t.  A vote for a third party candidate who represents your views is a vote for your candidate.

I hear it all the time and it amazes me.  “Libertarian candidate for president Badnarik, for example, doesn’t have a chance.  I’m not going to waste my vote.”  He doesn’t have a chance if you don’t vote for him. Will you waste your vote on someone who doesn’t represent you or give your vote to someone who does?

It will only take one election where the Libertarian candidate makes a great showing and voters will take notice.  The election following that one will generate more votes for third parties and more interest.  Before we know it, the “big 2” will be challenged to a point where maybe, just maybe, we’ll begin to see some improvement in the way our country is run.  There is nothing like a good dose of competition to inspire better service.

And by the way, the “big 2” already see the Libertarians as noble contenders.  They downplay them like they do everything else but they know.  But they also make it harder for them to get on ballots.  Where a candidate on one of the “big 2” party tickets needs only two signatures, 3^rd party candidates need hundreds sometimes. 

So if the “big 2” are wary of the Libertarians, maybe you should check them out.  I see nothing wrong with lower taxes, less government and more personal freedoms.  Do you?

REPUBLICAN OR NOT?

I haven’t commented on my bid for the Kentucky House of Representatives and primary defeat.  I didn’t lose by much but the 38^th district republicans and citizens lost a lot.  They chose a democrat wearing republican clothing to represent them in the general election.

Paul Hosse is the republican candidate for the 38^th district House.  He was a democrat until late last year but espouses long standing republican principles.  I don’t think he knows what he is.  His undeclared campaign manager is a democrat.

Hosse lied during his campaign against me and I caught him red handed.  He claimed the support of several state level republicans.  Jeff Hoover was one of them and Hoover vehemently denied any association with Hosse.  I’ve been told that he lied in another campaign as well.  Welcome to politics.

Here’s a class act:  Dana Seum Stephenson for State Senate fund raiser at the Galt House with Governor Fletcher as speaker.

Here’s a wanna-be:  Paul Hosse for State House fund raiser at Rhonda Yocum’s house, dress casual.

I have to tell you, I’m voting for Democrat Denver Butler for the 38^th district representative.  At least I know he’s a democrat.

FDA

The Food and Drug Administration is taking over tobacco regulation.  The Senate has just overwhelmingly passed a bill that would put tobacco in the hands of known oppressionists but it has yet to pass the House.

The FDA are the some folks that hold up life-saving medicines for years, deny the morning after pill to teens, and get involved with other morality issues that they have no business being involved with.

“Under the proposal, the tobacco industry would finance a $12-billion buyout of Depression-era crop quotas, an arcane price support system that no longer serves farmers' economic interests in an increasingly global market.  A rival House version of the tobacco measure attached to the corporate tax bill would cost taxpayers -- not the industry -- $9.6 billion, and is not linked to FDA regulation.”

Gin swilling Ted Kennedy supports the Senate version.  That in itself is good enough for me to say, “No thanks.”

GAS PRICES

A report on gas prices on television over the 4^th of July weekend featured a guy at the gas pumps filling up his truck and his boat.  He was going to the lake for some serious play.  He was also upset by gas prices. 

Did the nasty old gas companies put a damper on your festivities?  You didn’t have to go play.  You could have stayed home, painted the house and made a statement to the gas companies that you weren’t going to play their game.  What you did instead was send a message to them saying that they can charge whatever they like but they won’t stand in the way of your good time.  Don’t be so hard on them next time.  Just smile and bend over.

Terry Gray
forces@insightbb.com

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