The YNN interviews with Elizabeth Blackstone and Mike Manning, at-large candidates for Killeen City Council, may have been the first ones broadcast. If so, it was a good choice because of the contrast. Mrs. Blackstone says that the council needs fresh blood; Manning says it needs an old hand.
Neither candidate makes a convincing argument -- to be fair, they didn't have time to do so -- but is the distinction between "new blood" and "government experience" really a defining issue? I'm going to argue "no". It's far more important how much time a city council member is going to spend understanding the issues before him or her. I'm more interested in the diligence and public spirit that will inform that understanding than procedural experience or lack thereof. If these two candidates are equally able and willing to study and consider the issues before them, their prior experience (or not) is of little consequence.
If Elizabeth Blackstone is elected, I hope she brings cookies.
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