The Herald, in its infinite wisdom, endorsed Brad Blake to ensure diversity on the Board of County Commissioners (Oct. 9). Diversity is what we have in the federal government – a Democratic president, a Democratic-controlled Senate, and a right-wing House hell bent on creating an absolute stalemate.
Blake is tea party; he founded the Durango chapter in 2010. Blake is part of the vocal opposition that caused the comprehensive plan to be shelved in 2011 at great cost. Blake has gone to almost no meetings of the county this year; he does not know how our county government runs, he just knows he wants less of it. The Herald says elect Blake because he’s pro-business.
Even the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is withdrawing support for tea party candidates because they realize that the tea party is bad for business. Elect Cynthia Roebuck, the well-qualified candidate, the person with actual expertise to be useful to us all.
Jan Masse
Bayfield
