Reader Note by Kevin Brooks: Forehand Kagan…Pretty Simple
Sep 8, 2010 16:36 - 4 Comments
Posted by: Cindy Cotte Griffiths
Department: Contributor Opinion,Opinion
Tags: by Kevin Brooks, election 2010, Opinion, Reader Notes
Department: Contributor Opinion,Opinion
Tags: by Kevin Brooks, election 2010, Opinion, Reader Notes
This Reader Note was submitted by Kevin Brooks about the District 17 race for State Senate between Jennie Forehand and Cheryl Kagan.
Just a quick tid bit to think about.
Why would we, as a disitrict, want to go from a strong, senior State Senator, with plenty of clout, ….to a freshman senator with little or NO clout to represent us in Annapolis?
I say give Jennie your vote and let her leave on her own terms…….
Kevin Brooks
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What good is clout if it is unwielded?
A look at the written record suggests that Jennie has wielded her clout pretty well. If you examine the information on file at the Maryland Legislative Information Service website, you will find that Jennie Forehand’s record of success as a legislator is better than the legislative record of Cheryl Kagan by a significant margin, both in the total of bills sponsored and enacted and in the year-by-year comparisons for the time when both legislators were in office.
What could is clout if in 32 years in office she has never been in a true leadership role? If we simply let people leave office when they chose, there would be no need for elections.
Additionally, Cheryl will walk into Annapolis with many friends and supporters ready and eager to work with her for a better Montgomery County and a better Maryland.
This campaign has deteriorated into mud-slinging on both sides. I don’t like negative campaigns.