IS THERE ANOTHER FRENCH VISION IN OLDHAM’S FUTURE

I have learned that Judge Executive Duane Murner has recently returned from his trip to France. I hope that he did not go there to get a vision for his protégé, Paula Gish. The last time that he had a vision while in France prior to his election as Judge-Executive, the people of Oldham County paid dearly for it in the form of higher taxes and fees. The people cannot afford another of Murner’s clouded visions.

As you probably remember when Murner was running for Judge-Executive he visited France and later recalled that he had a vision while there. The vision allegedly revealed to him what Oldham County should be and led to his formation of the miserable failure known as the Vision Council. If you remember, Murner used the “Vision Council” as a way to sell the people of Oldham County on his plans for higher taxes and fees. Murner is not running for Judge-Executive at the present time, but has come out in support of his deputy, Paula Gish. That may be our best hope yet for seeing her defeated. Is it possible for a Harvard graduate to interpret his vision for a person not in possession of a four-year degree nor any relevant executive experience? Then there is our other ace in the hole, that being, can Gish convince the electorate to vote for someone lacking in leadership experience outside of a PTA position where she would have been directing volunteers?

I do not believe that the people of Oldham County need to push the panic button yet. Even though Gish has already begun to raise funds for her campaign, she is not the only candidate. County Treasurer Stan Clark has announced that he is also running and I feel certain that there will be at least one or more additional candidates to soon enter the race.