Fairfield County GOP leaders erred in picks
Thursday, March 30, 2006
As a conservative Republican, I want to completely disassociate myself from the Fairfield County Republican Party leadership?’s endorsements in the May 2 primary election (recent Dispatch article).
The party?’s executive committee did not speak for me or any other Republican I know when it chose not to endorse county Commissioner Mike Kiger or local businesswoman Lori Anderson, a candidate for county auditor.
At a time when scandal has rocked the Republican Party from top to bottom, it?’s clear that we need new blood and new vision in the party at all levels.
Kiger has been pushing for change for the past four years. He has pushed to end the backroom deals.
He has pushed to see that our elected officials are spending our taxes wisely.
Most important, he has stood his ground against those who have called for our taxes to be raised.
So why didn?’t Kiger get endorsed? Simple. His opponent helped the current party leadership take over the Republican Party two years ago.
Now he?’s getting his reward.
The same can be said in the case of Anderson.
After years of questions over whether county Auditor Barbara Curtiss actually lives in Fairfield County, she wants four more years in office (''Auditor?’s landlord hasn?’t paid taxes,'' Dispatch article, Wednesday).
Recently, Curtiss and other county politicians called on the commissioners to raise our taxes without a vote of the people. Although Anderson would be a new and better choice for real conservatives, the party leadership blindly endorsed their friend and supporter Curtiss. We deserve better than the politics of ''you scratch my back and I?’ll scratch yours.'' I plan to support Kiger and Anderson, real conservatives who will attend to the wishes of the voters and not cave in to the party hacks.
TIM RATLIFF
Greenfield Township trustee
Carroll
By County Watcher
Thursday, March 30, 2006
As a conservative Republican, I want to completely disassociate myself from the Fairfield County Republican Party leadership?’s endorsements in the May 2 primary election (recent Dispatch article).
The party?’s executive committee did not speak for me or any other Republican I know when it chose not to endorse county Commissioner Mike Kiger or local businesswoman Lori Anderson, a candidate for county auditor.
At a time when scandal has rocked the Republican Party from top to bottom, it?’s clear that we need new blood and new vision in the party at all levels.
Kiger has been pushing for change for the past four years. He has pushed to end the backroom deals.
He has pushed to see that our elected officials are spending our taxes wisely.
Most important, he has stood his ground against those who have called for our taxes to be raised.
So why didn?’t Kiger get endorsed? Simple. His opponent helped the current party leadership take over the Republican Party two years ago.
Now he?’s getting his reward.
The same can be said in the case of Anderson.
After years of questions over whether county Auditor Barbara Curtiss actually lives in Fairfield County, she wants four more years in office (''Auditor?’s landlord hasn?’t paid taxes,'' Dispatch article, Wednesday).
Recently, Curtiss and other county politicians called on the commissioners to raise our taxes without a vote of the people. Although Anderson would be a new and better choice for real conservatives, the party leadership blindly endorsed their friend and supporter Curtiss. We deserve better than the politics of ''you scratch my back and I?’ll scratch yours.'' I plan to support Kiger and Anderson, real conservatives who will attend to the wishes of the voters and not cave in to the party hacks.
TIM RATLIFF
Greenfield Township trustee
Carroll
By County Watcher
