Jeff Clemens: No mandate for liberal ideology | BIZPAC Review

Well, this article (click title for link), is an interesting take on our former state Representative, now Senator Clemens', voting record from the point of view of people in the business world.  This may come as a surprise to some, but I did not vote for Jeff this time around - and I didn't vote for him in his run for Representative.  I didn't support him since I label his term as Mayor in Lake Worth as "do nothing."  Long festering problems festered with abandon while he was in office.  He was the driving force for having our "drive by" City Manager, Bob Baldwin.  He was also on the Commission at the time the city broke the development agreement with Greater Bay - the way in which this was done left the city in future legal and financial peril.  We have yet to see how bad the damage will be.  He was unable, or unmotivated, to stand up to those on the dais that, on paper at least, were his opposition.  

The following comment left at the end of the article, most likely done in jest, reads as if it were actually was signed by the people with the first names mentioned:

Cara Jennings says:

Jeff, don't let them define you in these terms, be true to those of us who knocked on doors, spread misinformation regarding polling locations and times and threw a few " votes" your way for good measure! As long as you continue to fight for social justice, redistribution of assets etc, we will be behind you all the way! Good luck, we are right behind you ! Cara, Anabeth, Laurie, Laurel, Gael, Jo-Ann, Peter, Suzanne And Chris.

Telling too was his picture appearing with Ms Jennings in a celebratory mood on election night on the cover of last week's Lake Worth Herald.  I hope the close outcome of the race serves as a wake-up call to Senator Clemens that humility still has a place in politics and that ego-gratification need not be the driving force when running for public office.