Brian I hardly knew you
When Brian Baird ran for Congress from the Third Congressional District, I never voted for him. All six times he ran, I never X’ed the box of this kiss-face liberal college professor.
But, when he bucked his party and voted to support President George Bush’s “surge” in Iraq, I sat up and took notice.
And, recently when he voted against the Democratic House’s Health Care Plan, because it was too costly, one of only a handful of Democrats to do so, I began to think I might vote for him when he ran again in 2010.
Now he says he’s not going to seek re-election and he almost had my vote.
Maybe, if he decides to make a run at a different office, I may support him. At least, I’ll take a serious look at giving him my vote.
It’s too bad it took 10 years before he began to exhibit some individual thought. I suspect he knew all along that he wasn’t seeking re-election, and that does free a person up to stop playing politics and vote their conscience.
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