NYTs: What State and Local Officers Choose to Confront
“[Sen. Steve] Kelley [D-Pa.], who describes the centerpiece of his campaign for governor as education, found himself in the awkward position of being thrust into the debate over war, an issue most candidates for state and local offices rarely have to confront.”
Monica Davey, “A Veteran’s Iraq Message Upsets Army Recruiters,” New York Times,
Monica Davey’s analysis is quite correct, although the decision not to confront the issue in
State and local candidates also like to get involved with other issues concerning life and death. Death penalty executions before and after 1976 show
The idea that no state senator or representative works on behalf interests in his respective state is certainly not true in other matters. Citizen’s Against Government Waste selected the December 2005 “Porker of the Month,” Senator Harry Reid (D-Nv.), “for earmarking almost $36 million in the fiscal 2006 Energy and Water Appropriations bill for 17 energy-related projects in his home state. As ranking member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Sen. Reid diverted about one-fifth of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s budget to projects in his home state.”
There are also those who have a different opinion than Ms. Davey, notably,
“The sacrifices our troops and their families are making are an important part of Minnesotans' lives right now. If this draws attention to that, it's all to the good as far as I'm concerned.”
Patrick Condon, “Sign Tallying Deaths Upsets Army,” AP,
Iraq Coalition Casualty Count.
Death Penalty Information Center
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW)
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