Write in RNeal!

"Men are equal; it is not birth but virtue that makes the difference." --Voltaire

Has Jim Bishop sent you all crazy stuff as well?

Both candidates have earned a "no" vote with their distortions and fabrications about each other as well as their virtually meaningless differences. I consider them to be Tweedledummy and Tweedledoofus. If the array of Republican voters in Blount County are ill-informed enough to fall for what either of these guys is saying in their campaigns, we've got a sorry electorate.

I will vote for neither Finney nor Overbey. A write-in is a protest vote, I know. Nevertheless, I'm going to write-in well-known and highly-respected Maryville native, attorney and minister, Oliver "Buzz" Thomas, in both the primary and the general election. He's much more qualified than either one of these guys and would be geometrically better as a public servant than either one. Maybe some year, Buzz actually will run for office again. (He's a former member and President of the Maryville City School Board.) He'd be a terrific candidate for any number of important offices!

I'm just going to let the crazy Republicans make their own decision about which crazy Republican to put up for state senator, and vote in the Democratic primary instead. Then I don't ever have to vote for either one of them, since I'll be voting for their independent opposition in the general (wish I could vote for a Democrat).

Since there is an actual (somewhat) competitive race for US Senator on the Democratic side, it's an excellent excuse to punt this one down the road.