Mar 05 2008
Saunders Comes Out Swinging
It didn’t take long for state Rep. Drew Saunders to come out swinging against his Democratic primary opponent, Nick Mackey.Mackey, who filed Friday to run against the six-term House incumbent, gained wide attention last year in his ultimately unsuccessful bid for sheriff. Now a lawyer, he’s a former Charlotte police officer and candidate for judge.
“I have no desire to be a Policeman, Judge or Sheriff,” Saunders said in a news release. “I am running for this office to represent the people of the district, not because I am mad that I cannot be Sheriff.
It won’t be hard for Saunders to cut Mackey down. He has plenty of indiscretions that are ripe for the picking.
“My opponent has been held in contempt of court because he would not represent one person in the courtroom. If he did not represent one person in the heart of Charlotte, how can we expect him to represent 67,000 people while working out of the State Capitol in Raleigh?” Saunders said.
Mackey, 40, declined to respond.
What’s he going to say? It’s true.
Nick - I hope you will respond by saying. “Do you represent people in Raleigh or yourself and your own interests?”
Enough of your “ethics” Drew Saunders. As a personnel expert and a self-proclaimed ethical, hard working legislator, you should know better than to call lobbyists’ bosses and put pressure on them to promote and give raises. Is that not what Jim Black was doing?
What do you want in return? As the Chair of House Public Utilities, it is unethical for you to call ElectriCities to get their lobbyist promoted and raises. Are you really representing your district or yourself. What is the quid pro quo?