Ben Westlund, known for working to bring both sides of the aisle together is now running for "Oregon's Next Top Governor". I personally love this man and have a whole lot of respect for him. He's dropped his party affiliation (GOP) and is now an Independent. Next stop is the Governor's office... all signs point to yes.

"Ask any Oregonian to describe themselves and very few will list party first, second or even third. Those two little letters after our name do not represent us, nor do they represent Oregon well. It is time to put Oregon first, to put ideas before ideology, to put people before party.

It is time to stop being mere politicians who think only of the next election and start being statesman who think only of the next generation."

Go Ben!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at 12:27 PM.