Rarely in local politics does a single meeting carry the degree of above-the-surface drama that today's Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting will produce.
That's when the supervisors will discuss Kathy Long's proposal to establish requirements for the position of treasurer that could derail Audra Strickland's candidacy for the seat, before it even gets off the ground.
Long, a Democrat, infused the meeting with
partisan politics by waiting until right after the Republican
Strickland declared her candidacy to make her proposal known, even
though the issue it purportedly would solve lay dormant for 15 years.
Long pushed ahead over cries of foul play, ignoring the Ventura County
Star's editorial board to delay the proposal until after the
election--and even the advice of the current treasurer, who supports
Strickland's candidacy. [continue reading]
Eric Ingemunson's commentary has been featured on Hannity, CNN, NBC, Inside Edition, and KFI's The John and Ken Show.
Eric was born and raised in Ventura County and currently resides in Moorpark. He earned a master's degree in Public Policy and Administration from California Lutheran University. As a conservative, Eric supports smaller government, less taxation, more individual freedom, the rule of law, and a strict adherence to the Constitution.
Eric, Strickland is the one infusing the meeting with partisan politics. Everyone else (Reps, Dems, DTS, non-voters) want to have a qualified person in the office.
The letters to the editor today are particularly good today. Some of them take the paper to task for their weak position (it is not the finest moment for the paper).
Long brought the issue up because Strickland is known to be particularly irresponsible with money. For instance she is using her taxpayer supported franking in her campaign.
Latest Update: Strickland is HISTORY!!!
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I heard it wasn't looking too good for her. Did you attend the meeting or did you stream it?
jw, are you sure Long didn't bring it up because she's a D and Strickland's an R?
More likely she brought it up not because of the "R" but because of the "Strickland". Otherwise she would have tried to disqualify the other conservatives that are going to be on the ballot.