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I wouldn't hold your breath for Capehart. I heard him speak and, while more energetic than the half dead-sounding widow Minear, he doesn't really say anything. He has no plans, nothing. Just a bunch of feel good political analogy stories.

What we need is a Tom McClintock type. Someone with bold new plans who's not afraid to explain and raise support for them. I.e.

1) Eliminate all personal property taxes.
2) Eliminate sales tax on food!
3) Phase out state income tax completely over a ten year period while at the same time, to accomodate this in the budget,
4) Strip the state government to bare bones over the same period and thus
5) Transfer powers, programs, and duties to local counties and municipalities.
6) Promote right to work.
7) Phase in the total replacement of Workman's Comp with compulsory minimum private health insurance (same type of system as with auto insurance today).

Numbers 3 and 6 will be a BOON to bringing businesses back into this state. Numbers 3 and 7 will be a BOON to bringing workers into this state!

Additionally, seek the following election reforms:

8) Expand the state senate to 55 with one senator per county. See Number 5 above for why this will be important.
9) Promote current efforts for SINGLE DELEGATE DISTRICTS and thus accountablity and responsibility from our elected reps.
10) Eliminate the Primary and replace it with party run caucuses (such as is done in Iowa and other states) thus saving the state millions of poll worker dollars every other year.
11) Eliminate straight ticket voting (following the lead of states like Michigan who have already done this). Promotes an educated voter.
12) Take the next logical step and eliminate party designations from general election ballots. Further inspires an educated electorate.

Well that's a dozen. I could go on but hey, I'm not running (for governor)! wink.