And now there are three. Joan Buchanan, fresh off her AD-15 Assembly win, has announced her campaign forConcgressional seat CD-10 to be vacated by Rep Ellen Tauscher. Assemblywoman Buchanan joins other Democrats who have declared, State Senator Mark DeSaulnier of Concord, and Lt John Garamendi of Walnut Grove.
Other Democrats considering a run in this horse race include former SF Examiner reporter Adriel Hampton, and Anthony Woods, an openly gay Iraq veteran educated at Harvard. Possible Republican candidates include San Ramon Mayor Abram Wilson and County Sheriff Warren Rupf.
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To the Editor:
Timid bozos or candidates entrenched in office because of help from special interests dominate Congress. To determine who should replace departing Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher voters ought to ask each candiate for Tauscher’s seat the following questions:
(1) Should government stay out of individuals’ personal lives?
(2) Can the federal budget be balanced by 2011 and the national debt reduced to $5 trillion by 2020?
(3) Will a new energy policy raise electricity costs?
(4) Can federal tax rates be kept where they are or lowered?
(5) Should secret-ballot procedures be maintained in unonizaton elections?
(6) Should bankrupt companies be bailed out by the federal government?
(7) Should teachers’ unions be allowed to block the creation of charter schools?
(8) Can certain government services be privatized?
(9) What is the best way to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as quickly as possible?
(10) Should the federal government pledge not to renew the draft?
Richard S. Colman
Orinda, CA
April 24, 2009