Pols Marching

We were fortunate enough to participate in the Lake Shore VFD Parade today, marching with the Bissett Brigade. Parades are always a great way to get in touch with the voters at a face-to-face level, something that the Bissett, Kipke, Schuh, Jacobs and Fischer campaigns took advantage of today, among others.

What was most noticeable to those of us in attendance and most unfortunately to the voters were the candidates who did not bother participating in the event: Don Dwyer, John Leopold, Dave Boschert, Dennis Callahan and Joan Cadden were among those who took a pass. What's really sad is that Dwyer, Leopold and Cadden, the three delegates who serve District 31, couldn't be bothered to come to a parade in their own backyard; an opportuntiy to connect with the people they have served for the last four, sixteen, or twenty-four years respectively as they look forward to their next campaigns.

Of course, maybe that says it all.