Elect Yantis Green

Archive for October, 2010

As expected, the Tom Green County Democrat Party Chair attacked our campaign in her final Saturday column in the San Angelo Standard Times before the November 2nd election.

Linda Shoemaker states that “Yantis has said…that the local economy is bad and he expects it to be bad a year from now.  He is negative on the future of Tom Green County.”  Yet, neither Shoemaker nor Johnny Silvas, my opponent, has ever offered a forecast of the local economy or one shred of evidence to believe that the economy, including sales tax receipts, will be any better 9 months from now when the Commissioner’s court will begin the budget process for the next fiscal year.

In fact, they run from any discussion about the economy.  Shoemaker and my opponent both point to televising County Commissioner meetings as proof Democrats are making a difference in this campaign.  The fact is, the Commissioner Court in June of 2009, long before Silvas or Shoemaker ever mentioned televising Commissioner’s meetings, appropriated funding to do just that.

My opponent said in his interview with the local TV station that one of the main reasons people should vote for him is because he speaks Spanish. Well, so do I; at least well enough to travel to most Central & South American Countries.

He also talks about wanting the county to engage in “talks about the long term water supply.”  My opponent obviously doesn’t understand what county government is and more importantly, what county government is NOT.

Texas counties do not provide one drop of water for anyone.

That’s just not what the Texas Constitution created counties to do.  One would hope anyone running for this office, and any person heading a political party for that matter, would at least understand the parameters of each office.