Wednesday, November 19, 2003

Look at Poolman’s experience versus Rutherford’s lack of it

Let’s be objective and remove the emotional drama from the decision and evaluate the candidates on what they bring to the table:

One has 23 years experience as a financial expert; one’s an office manager.

One manages a budget close to $2 billion dollars; one doesn’t manage a budget at all.

One has a professional degree in finance; one does not.

One seems to be open to public debate and input; one seems to have an axe to grind.

One has been a Republican all his life; the other is a Democrat.

One is willing to wave at me to get my vote, the other sits at home.

One has a perceived conflict of interest; one has a direct conflict of interest.

The only tangible issue that existed was a supervisory one. It seems to me this issue is now moot since they both report directly to Mr. Rapson (Poolman with Fulton County, Rutherford with Tourism Association).

The choice is now obvious. Let’s put someone in office that has the skills to keep our taxes down. We’ve had enough of folks playing politics.

Let’s put Poolman in office on Nov. 25th.

John Nieber
Peachtree City, Ga.