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@cs.utexas.edu:ibmchs!auschs!allie.austin.ibm.com!allie writes:
>/	BTW, would be nice if every one in the 5th district
>/took the time to vote against the incumbent, John Byant.
>/My paycheck will thank you.
>
>Problem is we're all voting against someone and not for anyone...
>so then nexttime we'll vote against this one!
>Go figure.

Voting for the challenger just to get rid of the incumbent can be disasterous
if the challenger has no qualifications for the office, which brings me to the
Texas governor's race...

I've only been in Texas for a few months, but I'm going to speculate that the
only reason George W. Bush is even in this race is because of the
anti-imcumbancy wave that's currently sweeping the country. He has no
government experience. That's ok, but when a candidate has no government
experience, I usually look at business experience, and I don't like what I see
for GWB. He got set up in the oil business by his dad as I understand
it and made money when the oil business was booming. Big deal. But since then,
when good business accumen has been necessary for success, GWB has not been
very successful. Frankly, I see nothing that qualifies him to be governor of
this state. He looked lost and unsure of himself during the debate. He appears
to be ethically sound, but so does Ann Richards. It takes more than a nice man
to run Texas.  

As for Governor Richards, she seems rather brash, which no doubt rubs many
people the wrong way. I personally don't agree with her on several issues, but
it's not like Texas is going down the toilet under her. Texas seems to be
doing relatively well economically, and the crime here is not any worse than
anywhere else. Some of these campaign adds portray Texas as the crime capital
of the USA, but I don't see it. The education test scores are all right, so
the education system doesn't seem to be be failing. 

So basically it comes down to a sitting governor who appears to be doing
all right vs. a medicore (at best) businessman with no prior government
experience. 

Couldn't the Republicans find anybody more qualified than GWB?


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