"Meet the Candidates"

Thanks to our crack legislative committee, Jim and A.J. Foster and Elaine Banks, the candidates were, if not fully prepared, well-behaved.  And for a room full of former teachers, that was a good thing. (I hate having to discipline candidates for public office, don't you? Sometimes their unruliness is quite distracting.)

Questions, prepared by the committee were asked of each candidate who in turn either answered the question, skirted the question, or gave a response that had little to do with the question.

Thanks again, to Jim, AJ, and Elaine for a well-attended event and one where all those in attendance were enabled to cast more intelligent votes.  

On a slightly different note:  Each year when we host the local candidates and their challengers for our "Meet the Candidates" luncheon,  I am reminded of this set of lyrics from Paul Simon's classic, "Mrs. Robinson."

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon, 

Going to the candidates debate.

Laugh about it, shout about it,

When you've got to choose, 

Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose. 

Click the lyrics to hear the song. This stanza happens at 2 mins, 45 secs.