THE DEBATE ABOUT THE DEBATES IN GREENWICH
I always have like debates.
I've never liked to debate about debates.
If the Greenwich Town Clerk Carmella Budkins can't handle a simple interaction with the opponent, how is she they going to handle the continued pressures of office?"
Maybe Ms. Budkins has been there a bit too long.
Greenwich residents deserve the direct, face-to-face confrontation on the issues that a local serious debate provides.
We've got women and men, like my son, standing in harm's way in Afghanistan and Iraq, facing bullets and land mines, and Ms. Budkins certainly can stand in a room and answer questions and discuss the issues.
I am sorry but this is wrong on so many levels.
First Selectman Peter Tesei has always received kudos from both sides of the aisle for his willingness to always engage with the opposition during an election.
Personally, I would advised Greenwich Town Clerk Carmella Budkis to get out of this debate over debates and join the nonpartisan political forums that focus on the issues Greenwich that voters are really concerned about.
Carmella whole attitude has became has stupid political move that hurts the Republican party, because she has caused voter to focus on her campaign tactics.
The Town Clerks race has became a meta-campaign -- a campaign about the campaign -- and that's never good for the town of Greenwich or the local Republican party.
Ms. Budkins should want her campaign to be about the voters.
Greenwich homeowners deserve a full and frank airing of the issues.
Everyone is asking,"Why is Ms. Budkins afraid to debate Mr. Ng.
Mr. Ng has focused on how to make the town clerks office more efficient and transparent.
Personally, I do not that think that Ms. Budkins is not a good debater.
Perhaps it is just that she can't defend the fact that her office has not kept up with the times.
I guess if I had that record as Town clerk, I wouldn't want to defend it either.
Look how Paul Curtis at at Greenwich Community Television (Channel 79) has kept up to date, ,you can watch all of the town meetings on live your iPad or on your android phone the next morning as you take the train into work.
http://gctv.greenwich.org/node/80
How cool and transparent is that?
Paul Curtis would never ever, be afraid to debate and defend his long held RTM seat, because he strongly believes that town officials should be held accountable Greenwich voters.
Ms. Budkins wants voters to take 45 minutes out of their day and vote for her on election day, but she can't find 45 minutes to be held accountable in a nonpartisan public debate.
Something is wrong here and Greenwich deserves better than this dirty trick from Carmella Budkins.
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