My choices are:
- Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party)
- Steve Beren (Prefers Republican Party)
Sacrificial lamb Steve Beren doesn’t have a chance in this heavily liberal district. The Green Party candidate a few years ago had a better chance than does Beren.
McDermott will be a solid but unspectacular Democrat supporting Obama’s agenda, and I’m glad for that.
Beren feels it’s important to wear his religion on his sleeve, and that’s never really something I’m all that fond of. He also is anti-choice and pro-gun. He calls for cutting taxes but doesn’t the things he has listed on his web site to cut spending on won’t add up to the tax cuts he favors. Cutting international aid and the U.N. and even education won’t cover a whole lot. We just don’t spend all that much money on those things. And really, do we need to beggar education and the environment even more? He’s a big no.
But I won’t be voting for McDermott because he could be using his safe seat to really accomplish something, and he’s not leading. I haven’t decided if I’ll write in someone or just leave this one blank.