About every week or so, a letter comes into the Times News decrying the downfall of our state by the Republican-elected state Senate and House. As an independent, who often votes for Democrats and Republicans in any given election, I am amused. The Republicans have been in office in the legislature for less than three years. Before that, the Democrats held the legislature for over a hundred years. So far, I like what I see.
Unemployment is down both in the state and the county, there is serious talk about the need for reducing the tax burden and I support the idea of lowering the early election period to just six days. I can still remember having polls open late on Election Day because it was just that one day. Why do we need to keep the polls open weeks before the election? Most people know that by keeping the early election period open for two-plus weeks, it costs the state hundreds of thousands of dollars. The overwhelming majority can vote on Election Day or the proposed six days before the election.
Let us see how this all plays out. After all, the Republicans can’t be judged on just three years of work, lets see how the state looks in November of 2014. I, for one, am optimistic.