Comments on: The Day After http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:50 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: School’s back…will the buses run? : Nathan Ballentine http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6773 School’s back…will the buses run? : Nathan Ballentine Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:51:25 +0000 http://nathansnews.com/?p=229#comment-6773 [...] new members-elect will be there too and I for one will be glad to see [...] [...] new members-elect will be there too and I for one will be glad to see [...]

]]> By: COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2008 : Nathan Ballentine http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4891 COMMUNITY UPDATE: July 2008 : Nathan Ballentine Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:49:35 +0000 http://nathansnews.com/?p=229#comment-4891 [...] total, 9 incumbents (House and Senate) were voted out by their own party. That may not sound like a lot to you, but in politics that’s a big feat. (Trust me. I know [...] [...] total, 9 incumbents (House and Senate) were voted out by their own party. That may not sound like a lot to you, but in politics that’s a big feat. (Trust me. I know [...]

]]> By: Absolute Power? : Nathan Ballentine http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4867 Absolute Power? : Nathan Ballentine Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:46:50 +0000 http://nathansnews.com/?p=229#comment-4867 [...] consider friends during my four short years in office; but most of us will welcome the new members and we realize they were elected for a reason. For many of these new officials, it could be the same reason some of us were [...] [...] consider friends during my four short years in office; but most of us will welcome the new members and we realize they were elected for a reason. For many of these new officials, it could be the same reason some of us were [...]

]]> By: Nathan http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4117 Nathan Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:21:06 +0000 http://nathansnews.com/?p=229#comment-4117 Earl, thanks for the kind words.I'll send the check tomorrow! :) Seriously, everyone will analyze it a million different ways but you summed it up best. Elected officials who stay in touch regularly (NOT JUST AT ELECTION TIME) have a much better chance of doing the job they were sent to do! Come back often - did Shannon send you pics from the Governor signing Lauren Gentry's'Law? I can email if you'd like. Earl, thanks for the kind words.I’ll send the check tomorrow! :)

Seriously, everyone will analyze it a million different ways but you summed it up best.

Elected officials who stay in touch regularly (NOT JUST AT ELECTION TIME) have a much better chance of doing the job they were sent to do!

Come back often – did Shannon send you pics from the Governor signing Lauren Gentry’s’Law? I can email if you’d like.

]]> By: Earl Capps http://nathansnews.com/the-day-after.htm/comment-page-1#comment-4105 Earl Capps Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:22:09 +0000 http://nathansnews.com/?p=229#comment-4105 Nathan - a lot of those who went down were those who created the impression they were either out of touch with their constituents, didn't care about doing their jobs, or that their offices allowed them special status. It was amazing, watching from the outside, that they seemed to have no understanding that people in the "real world" don't do stupid things like they were doing. For the most part, the "average" legislator who worked hard, didn't showboat or go out of their way to pick fights, took their job seriously and didn't do anything grossly stupid usually held on with little trouble. Those looking for a good example of a "model" legislator - talk with the author and publisher of the Nathan's News blogsite. Moral of the story - do your job, or your constituents will find someone else who will. Nathan – a lot of those who went down were those who created the impression they were either out of touch with their constituents, didn’t care about doing their jobs, or that their offices allowed them special status. It was amazing, watching from the outside, that they seemed to have no understanding that people in the “real world” don’t do stupid things like they were doing.

For the most part, the “average” legislator who worked hard, didn’t showboat or go out of their way to pick fights, took their job seriously and didn’t do anything grossly stupid usually held on with little trouble.

Those looking for a good example of a “model” legislator – talk with the author and publisher of the Nathan’s News blogsite.

Moral of the story – do your job, or your constituents will find someone else who will.

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