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Newpapers Contradict One Another
May 27, 2008
This weekend, the Huntsville Times and Montgomery Advertiser endorsed candidates for President of the Public Service Commission race on the GOP side (we've already nominated Lucy Baxley). However, while the Times and Advertiser both endorsed Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh, they had two very different things to say about her.
From the Times...
"Though she is best known in her former role as Republican Party [Chair] and more recently as an aide to Gov. Bob Riley, Cavanaugh has gained a solid working knowledge of state government and understands that the position at the PSC requires someone who can be nonpartisan when it comes to the duties of the office."
From the Advertiser...
"[Cavanaugh's] endorsement does not come without some reservations about [her] highly partisan political background. She was chairman of the Alabama Republican Party and a former staffer at the Republican National Committee in Washington. Should she end up as PSC president, Alabamians should hope -- indeed, expect -- that she will not be unduly influenced by such ties. Utility regulation, after all, should be about fairness for consumers and providers, not about politics."
In 2006, Cavanaugh was quoted as saying "With each election cycle, it becomes more and more obvious that the pendulum continues to swing toward the Alabama Republican Party. Alabama will soon be a solid red state on both the state and national levels."
With all due respect to the Times, it's plainly obvious that Cavanaugh, having served at every level of the Republican Party, is completely incapable of being non-partisan. In fact, she is by trade the ultimate partisan. If the people of this state really want someone who's non-partisan, then Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is the last person on the ballot they should trust.
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Posted by: BAMATRYTH on August 11, 2008 9:57 AM
