The morning after

Well, sometimes you go to the store and you end up with the change whether you want it or not.

That is life folks. All said in done, this morning after, the world still is turning, the town is still the Town.  And being Fairhaven, we can start talking about next year and some people were chattering about it last night too).

I don't agree with a few of the positions of our new selectman, but heck that is not any different than with the other two, the most recent past one, and many past ones.

Mr. Freitas ran a very rock solid campaign. Strong visibility, heavy signage and an extremely active core of support.

We give credit where credit is due.

We hope he holds true to his promises of the best decisions for the Town as a whole.

And in the individual light, I personally hope he can figure out how to succeed on his campaign platforms.

He starts off as our newest Selectman tonight. The agenda would indicate he will be dealing with one of his campaign positions right off (well on the first meeting not right off at the meeting). The TA contract is up for discussion, although listed for an executive sessions discussion.

Other stuff is on the agenda, stuff that is important in other ways.

The reorganization of the board occurs, and if precedent holds, that means Mr. Murphy assumes the chair. The no more is apparently back to just one more by the way. Might be interesting to see how many actually end up being tallied next year, but even for me that concept is too soon.

Anyway, before I wander to far down that path ....

Bits and pieces from yesterday ... I think we saw a bit of ABC voting in one of the lesser known races.

Did the weather come into play? My position on how the weather affects an outcome is it essentially affects everyone to the same degree.

The fact that the turnout was so dismal in a four person selectmen's race would indicate it did lower turnout. Yet by how much?  Certainly not by half.  If we have become so "soft" that a storm like yesterday's would drive turnout down by 50%, we have much bigger problems than we think, at least I think.

Someone made the statement that the elderly came out in droves. If they did, it was the only demographic that did. It would also show that the elderly vote didn't break for the elderly candidate to any significant degree.

Which from my way of thinking is the silver lining in the cloud by the way.

One supporter made the comment to me, as some sort of rub if you will, "Well at least he got beat." My reply, with a smile on my face and a finger pointed in someone's direction, "My sentiments exactly."

What else? Statistically, you can safely assume that more than 8 out of 10 people eligible to vote, stayed home.

Sounds even worse than 15%, doesn't it?

Okay, I think that's enough rambling.  If you were expecting rants and raves, or even sour grapes, well at this point in life, and truthfully throughout life, I have never been one to get in a agitated state about what the electorate does.

That is why we hold elections folks.  So people can go out and vote their preference.

Those who don't vote express their preference to remain simple collective members of the flock.

Begrudge no elected official the size of his electorate nor his or her victory.

Until next time.