He had already made his public endorsement on Sandra Romero's website. He is one of the few currently elected officials that endorsed her. The rest are 'former' elected officials. Read: The Public didn't like the job they were doing and didn't re-elect them. I can't wait until Brendan Williams is in the 'former' category.
Compare the endorsements that Sandra Romero has with Jon Halvorson's endorsements. He has a whole bunch of 'current' elected officials and a few 'former' elected officials. Most of the 'current' big wigs in Thurston County have endorsed Halvorson. Here is a partial list:
- Diane Oberquell, Thurston County Commissioner, District 2
- Bob Macleod, Thurston County Commissioner, District 3
- Dan Kimball, Thurston County Sheriff
- Robin Hunt, Thurston County Treasurer
- Patricia Costello,Thurston County Assessor
- Gary Warnock, Thurston County Coroner
- Betty Gould, Thurston County Clerk
- Ed Holm, Thurston County Prosecuting Attorney
- Dick Nichols, former Thurston County Commissioner
"A quick look at Romero’s contributors and you will see the same old homogeneous supporters. People like Karen Fraser and Brendan Williams. They are the local Democrat Party fanatics whom I figure are a dying breed. The “real” Democrats are much more fiscally-responsible and socially-moderate than this group."I still think that. The bulk of the Democrats are regular people that are blindly being led by this small group. I recently heard a description of Brendan Williams as, "A child in a man's body." The more time that passes, the more I believe this statement.
It takes misguided fortitude to endorse Sandra. As an elected official, I would think it almost political suicide. After all, her political career ended after a drunk driving spree that included an exciting high-speed chase through Olympia and culminated in a rear-end collision downtown. Since then, she has joined on with a powerful special-interest group called 'Futurewise' that levied a frivolous claim against Thurston County and cost taxpayers an estimated $1.5M.
Sandra Romero thinks she is the best candidate to fix the budget. What she is not telling people is that she has been the direct cause of over 25% of the current budget shortfall. The agreed shortfall is about $4M. Does Brendan Williams really think that Sandra Romero who created the bulk of the shortfall is the best person to fix the budget? "A child in a man's body." The phrase rings even more true.
Brendan Williams says he views a an endorsement for Romero the fact that she was not endorsed by the Olympia Master Builders an affiliate of the Building Industry Association of Washington. I think he is still sore that the 'homeowners bill of rights' proposed by (former on 1/1/2009) Senator Weinstein and supported by Williams died, twice. What does that say for Williams when the Democrats have the super majority in both the Senate and the House? It says simply that he does not have any traction with his group. He is not respected at all by his peers. "A child in a man's body." That phrase rings even more true today.
Brendan Williams ends his letter, "Romero has never been in any interest group's pocket."
That is a flat out lie. Romero is a board member of one of the most powerful special-interest groups in our state, "Futurewise". Many of her endorsements and contributions are either directly or indirectly from this group. I take special exception to a candidate for County Commissioner being a board member of a special-interest group. You would think that she would have given up the position long before declaring her candidacy. Not smart. Not my choice for Commissioner.
