I never aspired to public office. Having been a professional lobbyist and Political Action Committee "guy" since 1984, the prospect of being on the other side of the table should send shudders down my spine. However, here I am as a candidate for elective office in an election to be held November 4, 2008...a date most pundits suggest is the "most important election of our time" though its importance has nothing to do with me frankly. I am grateful to be unopposed in my election to serve a four-year term on the Board of Trustees of the relatively new College of Western Idaho. I am often amazed at the naivete and/or ignorance of voters in general, and I have frankly been even more incredulous that many people I know don't realize that: 1. There IS a college in the Treasure Valley, and 2. that Trustees have to run for election. In Idaho, a state with about 1.3 million people, the most challenging elections from a "numbers game" would be a statewide race...
I am a stroke survivor. My blog is about my recovery, family, and possibilities.