Washington Post Endorses Republican For Ward 3 Councilmember

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Again, I'm not impressed with Thomas. He's riding on his father's reputation and the revelations over Team Thomas are troubling. Day seems to be a reasonable alternative. A sensible decision by the Post in this case.

I don't live in Ward 5 and wouldn't presume to tell you for whom to vote. However, if I did live in Ward 5, I would vote for Thomas based on his vote for same-sex marriage which is probably one of the most courageous votes I've ever seen a politician make.

Doing one thing with which I agree is not enough to make me vote for him--especially when he's under investigation by the Attorney General's office for not being able to identify donors/expenses of Team Thomas (a 'nonprofit' he runs that's not recognized by the IRS). it's a pretty poor record. Anyway I think there was some pressure for him to vote Yes on the marriage equality act--as well as, I'm sure--tremendous pressure for him to vote note. There is a strong LGBT population in Brookland, you know. Do you know that Ward 5 has gotten no new libraries in the last 4 years--when libraries have popped up in various parts of the city? And Thomas chairs that committee?

Anyway, I'm just saying that I think the Post's endorsement makes sense, given Thomas's record.

[Anonymous]

Back to Hedgepath:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/10/ward_3_republican_candidate_ow.html#more

Ok so he is more conservative than Kwame Brown, who ran up a 6 figure debt to the government, but still, does anything think this remains a viable campaign?

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Back to Hedgepath:

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/debonis/2010/10/ward_3_republican_candidate_ow.html#more

Ok so he is more conservative than Kwame Brown, who ran up a 6 figure debt to the government, but still, does anything think this remains a viable campaign?

You have your Brown's mixed up. Kwame's problems are with personal debt. Michael A. Brown has tax problems.

Good vetting by the DC GOP, by the way. What else don't they know about Hedgepeth?

[Anonymous]

Meh, either way, this isn't good for the integrity of the DC Government.

[Anonymous]

Mendelson supported Gray.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Mendelson supported Gray.

That's correct and the Post did not endorse him in either the primary or general election.

[Anonymous]

At last night's Ward 4 event, Gray strongly endorsed Cheh.