Posted by
Chris F on Saturday, September 02, 2006 2:29:33 AM
Welcome to my first post. Why Naked Opinion? No, I'm not sitting here in the nude. This is about speaking clearly about my opinion without having to sugar coat it. No special 2006 politically correct talk, just my honest opinion and feelings.
This November, those of us who live in Washington State have an opportunity to improve our elected representation by replacing Senator Cantwell, one of our two Democratic Senators. Many will simply vote for her because she is a Democrat, but she should not automatically have her $1 Million 6-year contract renewed.
Sen. Cantwell has aligned herself with Senators like Diane Feinstein and Hillary Clinton who don’t reflect the morals and values of moderate Washington voters, who make up the majority in our state. She’s voted against bills to decrease the tax burden on average, hard-working families and businesses – the backbone of our economy. She should have supported putting more of our wages back in our pockets, but she doesn’t understand that non-millionaires need every dollar to raise their families and save for the future. Sen. Cantwell believes that government should provide more services and more benefits, funding this on the backs of citizens and from the sweat of our brows.
We must not send Sen. Cantwell back to Capital Hill to keep voting to clean out our pockets looking for more money for pet projects in Alaska or Massachusetts or New York. More than this, after six years in the Senate, what has she done? What important legislation has she sponsored and what issues significant to Washingtonians has she fought for? Washington should be a powerful state in the US Senate with 2 of the largest seaports on the West Coast, the 2nd largest wine industry in the US, leading companies like Microsoft and a strong economy, but it’s not. If hot and dusty Arizona can have a powerful Senator who makes things happen for his state, why can’t we?
We’re simply not getting our money’s worth and like any employee who’s not getting the job done, Sen. Cantwell needs to be let go. This fall, vote in Mike McGavick for the job. He understands the needs of Washingtonians, business and economics, and politics.