Editor:
As your thorough overview of the upcoming congressional election pointed out (“Congress: The Dating Game,” March 15), this is a race for two spots on the November ticket. As the title you assigned to Jared Huffman, “The Anointed One,” suggests (and polling has confirmed), he will win one of those two spots. So the race is really about who will be the second candidate in the runoff.
My choice to support Susan Adams was made easy by her personal story, her?political experience and her close ties to the North Coast. Susan is the fourth generation of a Mendocino ranching family, and her second home is here in Carlotta — unlike Stacy Lawson, who has only lived in the district for two years and whose financial ties with some rather questionable gurus make her much less appealing.
While no one questions Norman Solomon’s progressive credentials, those?very qualities mean that he would have no chance of defeating Huffman in a?general election runoff with Democrats, Independents and Republican?voters.
If we are to consider the skills you suggest we look for in a congressional?representative, Susan Adams is the one candidate both qualified for the job and capable of winning in a general election. While she has broad support from liberals for her progressive positions — on single payer health care, stopping the wars, reforming Wall Street, ending marijuana prohibition and protecting the environment — she also has the political experience of successfully bringing differing factions together to find workable solutions to difficult problems.
She is not burdened with corporate or special interest donors and, most?impressively, she is already receiving support from what would otherwise?be considered more conservative members of the community. This demonstrates her ability to build the diverse coalition needed to work through the gridlock in Washington D.C.
At the last Arts Alive there was a photo taken of Susan Adams with two of?her supporters, Mark Lovelace and Virginia Bass. If she can get these two to agree on her, I think that makes the case that she is a consensus builder who can bring people together.
Richard Salzman, Arcata
This article appears in School Lunch 2.0.
Well, well, well… Richard is finally using his own name. At least this time. Shame on Susan for having this man working on her behalf.
Denunciation from Rose is a pretty solid endorsement.
Personally, I think Norman’s credentials are exactly what will get him elected. The man is amazing and he has the chops and experience to get things done. I’m all game for sending women to Congress but not at the expense of missing an opportunity to send some one to Congress who actually is a progressive and willing to represent progressives. A vote for Susan will cull the field to Jared (Blue-Dog wannabe) and a Republican. NO THANK YOU.
Only scum would willing be supported by Salzman.
Another denunciation that serves as an endorsement.
“While no one questions Norman Solomon’s progressive credentials, those? very qualities mean that he would have no chance of defeating Huffman in a? general election runoff with Democrats, Independents and Republican? voters.”
And yet, every one of Solomon’s Dem. opponents loudly parrot his positions!
Solomon’s life-long, effective advocacy for democratic principles have endowed him with the calm, knowledgeable, well reasoned debating skills desperately needed in D.C.
How strange that we live in an era where liberals denounce gurus and republicans embrace tofu and yoga.
I got another endorsement for you, Joel.
Aren’t Joel and Rose both graphic artists? Is that why Joel constantly trolls her comments. It’s almost a pavlovian response – he simply can’t help himself.
Is he jealous?
Careful… Joel might tell you that comment is an endorsement for his graphix skilz.
Hey, does anyone else remember that 2005 story written about this letter writer in this very same publication? I don’t know who that story was an endorsement for, but it was awesome. How come politicians still wanna hang out with him?
http://www.northcoastjournal.com/090105/cover0901.html
No Terrence, nobody remembers that story.
Just remember at the same time of that story that there was a blogger by the name of “Carson Park Ranger” going around….
Until he out outed, and it turned out to be none other than Joel. So of course Joel is going to stick up for people who do this kind of thing, he is, after all, a person who does this kind of thing.
oh… hey! what’s your real name?
Joel’s reflexive hatred of people with whom he disagrees politically has forced him to side with some real scum. I keep hoping his intelligence will overcome his juvenile animosities, but thus far it looks like I’ve been overestimating the intelligence. Too bad.
I’m not aware of “siding” with anyone, and I certainly don’t hate people I disagree with, but I do have a low opinion of thoughtless anonymous commenters and annoying trolls.
Why don’t we get together for a beer, oh wise Eurekan, and you can tell me all about your estimation of my intelligence.
Oh I think you’ve covered that ground well enough yourself, Joel.
Eurekan is as intelligible as he is witty.