I think this might be a first for me. And that is to start a conversation on these boards that deals with local politics. I am a Democrat for reasons that I’m not going to to into here but I will go into why I’m going to vote for the republican in this year’s mayoral race here in Metro Louisville. Ms. Leet, a UofL Speed School graduate, will be receiving my vote this year. There are several very valid issues that both have discussed during the race but the issue that rankles me is the total lack of support from our present Mayor for the University of Louisville. He discusses “economic engines” like Ford, UPS and Humana for example but he, curiously, leaves out the University of Louisville. Let’s see now, UofL has 6,500+ employees many of which are high wage earners and I’m not talking about the athletic department. I’m talking about academic leaders. There are 2,000 plus faculty and academic administrators on our campus and I’d venture a guess that the average income of those folks is a minimum of six figures. Plus many, many of those employees are women, not that this is a gender debate. Our University IS one of the top economic engines of our community AND Commonwealth of Kentucky but you can count on one hand the times he has referred to UofL in his campaign drivel. Our University is the training ground for ALL of our medical professionals, our school teachers, our future business leaders, our attorneys not to mention our local law enforcement members. Not to mention engineers of which Angela Leet is one. And none of this even mentions the incredible research that is being accomplished on our campuses. It should be easy, VERY easy, to use UofL’s accomplishments to support your poitical ambitions but Fischer simply ignores that possibility. Angela Leet is a very proud graduate of UofL and owns and manages a very successful business here that IS NOT LOCATED IN INDIANA. I urge all of my fellow Cardinal fans to consider Ms. Leet in this year’s election. Now I’ll say that the odds of her success in this year’s campaign are probably fairly slim but the her future political life may start with this year’s election. Thanks for reading and your consideration.
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
GO CARDS - BEAT EVERYBODY!!! God Bless America!!!
