The Columbian’s post-primary election coverage with Editor Lou Brancaccio’s “happy dance” when Councilor David Madore lost out in the primary to closet socialist Marc Boldt and socialist Mike Dalesandro was predictable. Brancaccio spent the last few years portraying Madore and Councilor Tom Mielke as stupid and out-of-touch and making false accusations of wrongdoing. Why?
I’ve done my research, attended council meetings and observed. What I know is Madore and Mielke believe in free enterprise, limited government and restricting public unions, which are strangling state and federal budgets and our economy.
Brancaccio’s opinion pieces pontificating how the voters beat out the “big money” is a joke, but supports a socialist ideology that anyone who supports free enterprise, less regulation, lower taxes and limiting government involvement in our daily lives should be defeated or is “stupid stuff.” Brancaccio’s opinions fail to note the “big money” the public unions pay out to promote their own agenda and it is not for the betterment of residents or our children.
Our economy is in shambles; look at the homeless issue, the increase in murder-suicides and the labor participation rate. We need county leadership that will unleash the free markets, support manufacturing jobs by undoing the regulatory burden on these activities, and undo the public unions’ stranglehold on efficiency and accountability and the burdensome taxes, fees and regulations that are stifling our ability to find success.
