NEBRASKA BLUE

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to be invited to attend a local gathering for Scott Kleeb in Lincoln.

(They must not read this Blog..)

I was impressed with Mr. Kleeb’s candor and the amount of time he took out of his
busy campaign schedule to speak at length with the participants. About two hours long!

He didn’t spend ten minutes just throwing out sound bites, It was more like a conversation between fellow Nebraskans, than a politician stumping for a few more votes.
Scott spent most of his time just listening, to people speak their minds about
the issues. sometimes at length.

(The following comments are NOT direct quotes, but my own paraphrasing of Mr. Kleebs
statements as I best remember them.

When asked “What will you do in Washington for us", he stated, “Well I am not going to promise you that I can make 100 percent of you happy all the time, But I will promise you
to use my best Judgement to represent the interests of the people of Nebraska and
the United States".

Scott also spoke about the war in Iraq, Saying “It is a complicated issue, but we have to
find a way to bring it to a close that is best for America".

And on taxes he brought up an issue near and dear to many Nebraskan’s, the National Debt.

“I have a seven month old Daughter, and she was born with a personal debt of $30,000 dollars, that’s the amount every American now owes as a share of the
National Debt, they should call it a birth tax, Because that’s truly what it is.
Much of our children’s future has been spent before they are even born. They are born in debt due to the fiscal mismanagement of the people now in Washington, and they deserve better than that".

Common sense and clarity coming from someone running for the US Senate…
Spoken by a young man wearing Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots. If that isn’t a change from politics as usual, well then you haven’t been paying attention lately.

As we all started to leave the gathering at the end I couldn’t resist the irony of it, so I asked Scott if he had been in the “Skull and Bones Society” when he attended Yale..
(As Both George Bush’s have).

He laughed and said no, “They don’t allow Graduate Students into the Skull and Bones".
I take it he wouldn’t have been part of it anyway, even if that organization had been
open to him… But we did get to share a laugh about it.

(If I remember correctly, Scott told me he attended Colorado U at Boulder for his BS Degree, before continuing his education at Yale, where he recieved a Masters Degree and PHD).

All in all, talking to Scott Kleeb was a refreshing change from the usual crop of politicians that get fielded here in Nebraska every election cycle.

Perhaps he is someone that would best represent Nebraska as a US Senator, I encourage
everyone to find out more about him, and decide for yourself.

To find out more about Scott and who he is, you can go to his campaign website below.

http://www.scottkleeb.com/main.cfm?s=kleeb

and if you like, you can also attend an event for Scott and hear him speak in person.

Scott Kleeb
US Senate Candidate

Communication Workers of America Hall
2448 N St.
Lincoln, NE

On
Tuesday, March 28th
6:00 to 7:00pm

Please speak out, and please vote!

Paul