Is It Us. . .

. . .Or Is This Campaign Season About As Dull As Watching Grass Grow Beyond The Limits Set By The Town Of Hempstead?

Never mind those stolen lawn signs, or the inability of a challenger to get a word in edge-wise in the press (West Hempstead Beacon, excepted). The former being the sad state of affairs, where one party verily believes that it has an entitlement to absolute power; the latter being the way that the media, best of intentions aside, unwittingly perpetuates incumbency.

Let's talk about the issues. Wait a minute. That's the problem. Who's talking about the issues this campaign season?

The incumbents seem content to rest on their, er, laurels -- certainly their records would not provide a sufficient platform for repose -- and the challengers, with rare exception, seem to be simply absent from the scene.

More troubling, where are the good people of our towns, villages, and county, up in arms about property taxes, blighted 'Main Streets', twenty miles of ugly along the Turnpike, and special districts that threaten to tax us out of house and home?

Sure, a few among us are standing up and speaking out, but let's face it, there's not much of a tidal wave -- or even a ripple -- among the populce of our county's fair hamlets.

Do we have to be driven off the island before we are moved to action? Are we that complacent, content? Are things that good? Or have we been caught in the headlights as we are driven to distraction by the same old smoke-and-mirrors politics -- call it the Tom Gulotta effect -- that practically drove Nassau to ruins?

Michael Uhl, candidate for Nassau County Legislator in the 8th District, offers a change from same old, same old, and the opportunity for each of us to stand up for true tax relief, real downtown revitalization, and a beautification of the Turnpike that goes far beyond brick pavers and Victorian-style street lamps.

Michael Uhl knows that we do care, we are concerned, and that "deer in the headlights" look on the faces of some of our neighbors is not fear at all, but shell shock and frustration brought on by local government that is both ineffective and inefficient.

It is now for us, and each of us, to take back our government from the special interests, the career politicians, and the patronage hacks; to discuss and debate the difficult issues that impact on our lives and our livelihoods; and to raise our voices to say, ENOUGH!

On Tuesday, November 6th, do more than simply watch that grass grow. Send Michael Uhl to the Nassau County Legislature, and give your community a voice!