Vote For Bruce Lachney in November

Personally, I am fiscally conservative Republican and more tolerant on the social issues that what is being expounded by the Republican or Tea Party Platforms. I vote for the person not the party. I want the best, brightest and most qualified individual to represent me.

Unfortunately, there is a perception that if you are a Republican you stand for this and if you are a Democrat you stand for that. What both parties miss is that the majority of voters and common sense solutions are typically in the middle. I believe that the candidates that best represent the views of the majority of the voters are in the middle as well. You can call them Moderate Republicans or Conservative Democrats. Unfortunately, the stereotypes for the extreme right and left puts the Moderate Republicans and Conservative Democratic candidates at a disadvantage. This also puts the voters at a disadvantage because they do not get a true picture of the candidates that are in the middle that would best represent them.

I first met Bruce at the forum presented by the Tacoma News Tribune. Since then, we have had conversations off and on over the course of the campaign. Both of us being former military officers, businessmen and farmers, I found that we are more alike than different in both our personal lives and political views. We share the same concerns regarding the budget, the deficit, job creation and education.

I specifically feel a kindred spirit with Bruce in regards to being a commissioned officers in the US military. In that capacity we were entrusted with the lives of the sons and daughters of our country. There is a saying that is expected of all officers and that is you must be willing “to bet your bars”. In other words you must be willing to do the right thing in spite of pressure to do otherwise, even if that choice is career ending. Bruce understands the meaning of leadership, the importance of doing the right thing, placing the citizen-voters before his own personal gains. It is time that we get someone in Olympia that is willing to bet their bars for us.

In light of the Marine Corps’ rule “Lead, follow or get out of the way” I choose to follow Bruce and he will get my vote in November.