Verne Wuenche
There are a lot of folks who run for President; many we thankfully will never, ever hear of. Some, after actually hearing about them, I wish were still in the first category.
Not Verne!
No, I don't believe that he will place, win, or draw in NH Republican Primary. An independent with little money, the odds are stacked against him. Yet, if someone were to have a chance and make a run and be taken seriously, NH would be the place to try it. Yes, money is the mother's milk of politics, and Vern (like the others) has little to spare. Yet, his IDEAS and stances make good conservative sense.
The 'Grok has grown to like Vern, not just as a candidate, but also as a person. Thus, when Vern sent this along, I've decided to post it as an example of ordinary folks thinking large - and making sense at the same time!
Small business has several lobbying groups such as NFIB and NASE which do admirable work in lobbying Congress and legislatures on matter important to small business. They serve as a necessary DEFENSE in preventing major assaults against our businesses. But we still need officeholders on OFFENSE in order to improve our situation.
So in order to play OFFENSE we must elect more of our own to Congress, the U. S. Senate and yes, the Presidency. Who can better make decisions than small business owners. No one. And of course one should include in this group the employees of small business owners who have seen first hand how a business works at the basic level of taking care of customers. Would not it be nice if our national government took care of us as customers?
Most small business owners will say that it is virtually impossible to leave their businesses to get involved in politics. Which is of course true. But at some point in a business owner's life it may be doable. Maybe the point when they are nearing retirement age or a point when they want to leave their business. At that point they would of course have the accumulated experience of many years in business and would be a much needed improvement over those currently holding government offices. With decision making we see every day-that very often displays a complete lack of common sense-it would take very little to do better.
One of my purposes in running for President has been to make this scenario seem more plausible and real to small business owners. I believe my thirty-two years of running a small construction company is a fairly typical background that most small business owners have. We all learn to accomplish a great deal with shoe leather and a small amount of money. When the American public can see that one of us can compete equally with those who have millions in the bank and have had free national media for a year we will all be more empowered. Consequently a larger number of us may run for public office and began a trend which will improve our government at all levels.
I am spending twenty-two days in your state between now and January eighth making direct contact with voters. In campaigning full time over the last ten months I have outlasted two governors and two Senators who decided to quit the race, as well as fourteen candidates such as Newt Gingrich, Bill Frist, George Pataki, and Condeleesa Rice who decided not to run, and of course the hundreds of non serious candidates who ran. Ten or eleven of us remain who have campaigned seriously fulltime in at least Iowa and New Hampshire. Although eight have had a year's worth of free national media in the form of debates and speeches as well as spending millions of dollars available to them, some of them can remarkably still be beaten.
I would here ask for your vote to make this possible. I believe we can be one of the surprises of election night.
Best Regards,
Vern Wuensche
Republican Presidential Candidate 2008
http://www.voteforvern.com
vern@voteforvern.com
