tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21644232.post115985982695888944..comments2023-10-31T09:17:21.840-07:00Comments on The Kenig Konnection: Top 6 Kansas state house racesBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16596509620188209515noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21644232.post-1163826443201663562006-11-17T21:07:00.000-08:002006-11-17T21:07:00.000-08:00federalist--I agree with your assessment. The sch...federalist--<BR/>I agree with your assessment. The school argument has been hijacked by KFUPE, whose radical aims are not to promote a more equitable distribution of education dollars, but to just increase the education budget every year no matter what.<BR/><BR/>Mary was much more clear in her position this year. She's for stadardized, school-based budgeting, so teachers, parents, and students can know how money is being spent.<BR/><BR/>And she's consistently fought to make sure Johnson County gets more funding for education--it's fair share (currently, we pay 30% of the taxes, and have 20% of the state's students, but we only get back $1 out of every $8 we send to Topeka for education.<BR/><BR/>In fact, Mary has voted for numerous increases in spending for education (all by shifting spending in other areas without a tax increase). Yet she's voted against increasing taxes for education (most of the plans which provided less for JoCo schools than the plans that didn't require a tax increase). This has enabled opponents to label her anti-education.<BR/><BR/>I gave Mary advice on her education position, and I wrote her direct mail pieces on Jessica's law and protecting children from child predators.<BR/><BR/>I look forward to working with you and brainstorming ways that we can convey our message from a pro-education viewpoint, so our opponents won't be able to label us in any other way.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596509620188209515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21644232.post-1163598507675209832006-11-15T05:48:00.000-08:002006-11-15T05:48:00.000-08:00Brandon,The campaign should start now...at the lea...Brandon,<BR/><BR/>The campaign should start now...at the least the planning. And this does not mean that Mary has to lead anything. What I would really like to see is a bit of "template" developed for this area.<BR/><BR/>The Sun backed MPC's opponent because of school funding. My representative, Stephanie Sharp is also a big pusher for lots of school funding.<BR/><BR/>And yet, many conservatives call the schools "overfunded".<BR/><BR/>What are the basic premises that need to be spelled out:<BR/><BR/>basic objectives<BR/>metrics<BR/>accountability for delivering<BR/><BR/>I have talked with Mike Kerner about this on a couple of occasions. I am sure he will run again as a libertarian, but I would be willing to bet that he would help flesh something out.<BR/><BR/>If a template already exists, I don't know about it. Maybe there is something you could share on this issue (a web-site) that might be useful.<BR/><BR/>I have suggested there needs to be a "history" of the whole debate consolidated so that positions can better be understood.<BR/><BR/>But we can't wait until the election cycle starts. It is to tough to fight against the cry of "you just don't want the best for our children" if you don't have a well established, pro-active argument (program) in place.<BR/><BR/>If you see Mary, please say hi for those of us who were pulling for her....but could not vote for her.<BR/><BR/>SLWFederalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218493338089982185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21644232.post-1163559980850041622006-11-14T19:06:00.000-08:002006-11-14T19:06:00.000-08:00federalist--Glad to hear it. I worked on her camp...federalist--<BR/>Glad to hear it. I worked on her campaign, writing literature and recruiting volunteers. If you are serious about helping out on her next campaign, we would appreciate the help. She can win next time--she's had her share of losses and wins in this district, and this loss is so small, I'm sure she'll run again.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16596509620188209515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21644232.post-1163558353483501782006-11-14T18:39:00.000-08:002006-11-14T18:39:00.000-08:00I was sad to see Mary loose.I have met and visited...I was sad to see Mary loose.<BR/><BR/>I have met and visited with her on several occasions. I liked her principles and thought she was astute as to how things worked.<BR/><BR/>I hope we can get her to try again in two years...I am not in her district, but would be willing to work for her.<BR/><BR/>SLWFederalisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11218493338089982185noreply@blogger.com