Next Time Step Up or Politely Shut Up!
By a vote of 202-27, Marion County Republicans Tuesday night chose Kyle Walker as their new County Chairman. Walker ran against Lawrence at-large Council member Gary Conner.
While I thought a number of Conner’s positions on issues were a bit unorthodox and incompatible with Marion County, I have to give him credit for running. As a matter of fact, I actually expected a lot more people to file. For all the whining and complaining I heard about the last few elections, you would have thought more people would have stepped up to the plate and offered an idea or two.
What’s even more hilarious are the people (Paul Ogden & Gary Welsh) who complain about the system and how the County organization needs to change, but then when you ask them why don’t they run they whine about “mummy dummies” and how the system is rigged. Seems like a pretty convenient excuse to politically punk out. It’s easy to whine, bitch and moan when you don’t actually have to do any real work or can’t even win a school board election.
Say what you will about Walker, or for that matter Democratic Chairman Ed Treacy or Libertarian Chairman Tim Maguire, but I will at least give them credit for stepping up to the plate as opposed to just shooting off their mouths and bringing nothing to the table.
