Krayton Kerns Mourns Loss of Koopman and Sinrud

awesome response to that letter... (0.00 / 0)

I don't know if you saw it, but the first comment under the story was spot on:

I dont't think Rep. Kerns will be missed when he is voted out of office this fall.

Rather than represent Laurelites he seems to think that his status as state representative anoints him as some kind of messiah sent here to enlighten us all and save us from the evils of those who oppose his political philosophy. And further, he thinks he has the right to belittle and demean any who disagree with him.

Laurel is a great little city. But it has both problems and opportunities. What we need are political leaders at all levels who can build consensus to facilitate efforts like that - not zealots intent on dividing up the world into enemy camps based on whether or not they agree with their politics .

When Emily Eaton was our representative, her columns showed real understanding of the issues and intricacies of state and local government. I have seen nothing like this from Dr. Kerns - only his strange ideological ramblings and attempts to polarize.

Further , Dr. Kerns does not represent us very well . He apparently spent most of the last session conspiring with party leader Micheal Lange and the cadre of obstructionists to throw legislative hand grenades , rather than work for progressive compromise solutions .

For example , even though most of the families in and around Laurel hunt and fish, Kerns voting score on issues affecting hunting, angling, and protection of wildlife resources was only 13%. For specific examples , he voted to oppose protection of water flows in the Big Horn river, and even voted against bringing the bridge stream access bill to the floor for a vote.

That about sums it up.

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by: Jay Stevens @ Thu Apr 10, 2008 at 20:50:21 PM UTC