In the upcoming special election to fill long time congressman Robert Matsui the clear front runner is, sigh, his widow Doris Matsui. Other than her name there is virtually no reason whatsoever to vote for Doris. She has almost zero qualifications.
Yes, she is a widow and that sucks bad. But being the widow of a congressman does not a congresswoman make. If God forbid my wife were to pass away I would NOT be a good choice to replace her as a speech therapist. Why? Because I know next to nothing about speech therapy. Simply being married to someone does not qualify you to do the same job they do. I couldn't speech theraperize my way out of a paper bag.
Doris Matsui has never held an elected office. The only qualification she may have is her being a lobbyist. That's about it. Yet she is going to win decidely nonetheless.
Have any of you Sacramento area folks seen her commercials? They're awful. They offer no substance whatsoever and explain virutally nothing about her position on any issue. She says she is for social security the way it is in one ad. Standard Democrat line. Nothing more, nothing less.
Her competition is also extremely unqualified but in their unqualificationness
(CORRECTION: Upon further review, John Thomas Flynn IS qualified and should be voted for instead of Doris Matsui) several are still more qualified than Doris. It is a terrible, sad fact that this is how our system works. Actually, it is a sad reflection on how dull many voters are. She is going to win in a landslide only because she shares her late husband's name.
Oh well, there is nothing I can do. Matsui will win handily. At least I can take comfort in the fact that Republicans wouldn't do this...oh wait, Mary Bono...D'oh!
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Published: March 3, 2005, 4:23 pm |
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