Georgia’s primary elections are Tuesday. It has been quite an election year. There are tons of candidates to pick from, which is always a good thing. And like I mentioned a few months back, with so many politicians running for higher office, we’re bound to have a lot of employed career politicians when this is all over. This is a terrific thing.
I’ve decided to vote for Karen Handel for Governor. There are a few reasons in my mind, some of which are germane to my blog’s theme. They are:
She’s one of us. She lives in Roswell. I live in Alpharetta. Her campaign headquarters are on Old Milton Parkway. Not a big deal under normal circumstances. Her past is like many here in the burbs (except the part about working at the White House). She was a relo working for the corporate world. Sound familiar?
Fulton County Commission – Her experience here is noteworthy. In short, she got shit done. The current leadership in north Fulton County doesn’t even compare. I’m amazed at how uncooperative politicians are here these days. In Handel’s case, she was elected county-wide as someone from Roswell. She worked with the diverse population and leadership of Fulton County, balancing budgets. I don’t see many leaders today from north Fulton that look like Karen Handel.
She’s a woman. One way to cut out the good-old-boy syndrome of politics is to vote the boys out. And most of the boys in this race have ethics problems that immediately ruled them out of contention for my vote. The most egregious is Nathan Deal and his no-bid contracts with the state.
In short, I think Karen Handel is a take-charge-get-stuff-done kind of woman who will shake things up in Atlanta.
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