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Running for Congress a Privilege

As many know, I’m a supporter and off-and-on volunteer for Betsy Markey’s campaign for Congress for the 4th District in Colorado. As the people of the 4th District know, both campaigns for the 4th District seat have taken a decidedly negative tone. So negative, in fact, that the local newspaper (Fort Collins Coloradoan) refused to endorse either candidate until they came clean about their advertising.

Today, in the opinion section, the Coloradoan posted a soapbox written by Mrs. Markey that I thought was well written. It was reflective, constructively critical (mostly of her opponent and her opponent’s continued attacks on her business),  and optimistic for the future:

My mother was a Catholic and a Republican.

She raised seven children, kept up with the stock market, helped me buy my first condo and set up the books in our first business.

I talk about fiscal responsibility on the campaign trail because it was a value instilled in me by my mother from the time I started baby-sitting for spending change.

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I encourage you to read the rest of the letter. It’s really very good.