An easy choice

As I volunteered, directing traffic at the Salvation Army’s Backpacks for Kids events yesterday, I was surprised to see a “Loren Culp for Governor” sign on a truck parked where everyone would see it. As a refresher, Culp is the Republic police chief who works “for the people” by refusing to enforce a majority-approved state initiative (I-6379) based on his selective reading of the U.S. Constitution and who is the subject of a lawsuit alleging that he intimidated the victim in a child sex abuse case, failing to report her case to child welfare authorities as required by law (Spokesman-Review, 7/20/2020).

I was even more surprised to see, in today’s Spokesman-Review, that coverage of Culp’s campaign appearance in Spokane was placed right next to its spot on Backpacks for Kids campaign, at which Culp volunteered/campaigned. Fair and balanced?

What I was not surprised to read in that coverage was that Culp is unqualified to govern. For him, kids should return to schools, businesses should open, no one should be compelled to wear masks. Culp has no understanding of the public good. To talk about rights is easy but to balance that with public goods is difficult. It requires genuine scientific and political knowledge as well as the ability to make hard decisions that may affect people in negative ways. Culp’s “do-nothingism” will make things so much worse than what it already is.

The easiest choice voters in Washington will face this fall is to choose Jay Inslee for Governor in 2020.

Kevin S. Decker

Spokane