Why I voted for Rogero

I typically don't tell people who I voted for in an election. There's a reason our voting system was designed for registered voters (fairness) but still remains anonymous (openness). Anyway, I cast my vote for Madeline Rogero because she knows how to run a city.

Contrast this with the under-35 Mark Padgett, whose qualification is running a company with less than a dozen employees.

I think the way the campaigns have been run are indicative of what types of people we're talking about. Mark has an "end justifies the means" attitude, and is downright combative when, in truth, he and Rogero agree on a lot of things. It's an attempt to paint Rogero as some "tax and spend" liberal -- a common Republican "fear factor" play. Not surprising, considering Mark's campaign manager worked on the McCain campaign. Scare the population, win the election. Well, it didn't work for McCain, so I'm hoping it won't work for Padgett.

I mean, he can't even keep track of speeding tickets.

Mark should spend some time as a city councilman before trying to run a city when he doesn't even know what programs are helping the city. I'm sure he means well, but he's simply unqualified.