tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935662058758102231.post405866808100012997..comments2024-03-20T11:21:16.856-04:00Comments on Heneghan’s Dunwoody Blog: Dunwoody resident's response to Brad Goodchild’s “Attack on Education and Tom Taylor”John Heneghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18046846808671417720noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935662058758102231.post-20639872523152962582014-05-17T20:08:55.765-04:002014-05-17T20:08:55.765-04:00When did character become a non-existent playing p...When did character become a non-existent playing piece? If Mr. Goodchild were ready for this office and this office needed him, Bad Goodchild would have been able to run a campaign based on his own merits and based on truth in deficiencies that Mr. Taylor has. But Mr. Goodchild can't and hasn't been able to. Because Tom Taylor is a strong legislator - measured by many accounts.<br /><br />Goodchild can not point to a single thing that he has done to prepare himself for office. He hasn't built relationships with the community (outside of Save Dunwoody - btw, who is Save Dunwoody and who are their members? I am Co-Chair of GLASS and my name and phone number are all over this group, as are the people who support and work with us.) He hasn't been involved in the important issues he espouses. He seeks to garner attention and pull on the hearts of parents struggling with a broken school system. These parents are in there EVERY day. THEY are the ones working to fix it. And Mr. Goodchild has the audacity to criticize Tom Taylor, the first legislator to take this issue head on, and claim that he could do better? He doesn't even know what we need to be better. Anyone can throw around the words local control and accreditation. Those are buzz words. They hardly hit at the meat of the problem though. <br /><br />And as one of several people who have worked tirelessly with Tom Taylor to pass a constitutional amendment to fix a broken district organization system in this state, and to never have head from Mr. Goodchild in ANY fashion during this endeavor - simply shame on him for claiming to be an advocate and a knight in shining armor for this critical issue and attempting to garner support from the people who are enduring this struggle daily - while he has not lifted a finger to help or understand it. <br /><br />So, Paul Ryan Republican, if my second read of your response was the true intention... It most certainly does matter which Republican we send back in. We send back in the one who actually does the work and would do it even without a title attached to his name. Brad Goodchild didn't need to get into office first to start working for what he believed in. It should have been the reverse. That is the difference between a patriot politician and a career politician. <br /><br />How is that for being on a high horse?<br /><br />~ Erika HarrisErika Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281636282991339410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935662058758102231.post-89251542813851797252014-05-17T20:07:20.585-04:002014-05-17T20:07:20.585-04:00PRP - I read your post in the only two lenses I co...PRP - I read your post in the only two lenses I could imagine them being written through. The first being sarcasm ridden, in which I have to admit, I did laugh. Because certainly, evolution, guns in schools, and the exclusion of minorities are in the top of any Republican's to-do list... Or not. Hence assuring (hopefully) that you are writing using sarcasm.<br /><br />My second read was a more frightening one, that maybe you are serious - that it doesn't matter who the person is in the office. So, just in case, I thought I'd take a moment to share my own perspective on that.<br /><br />First of all, Nancy Jester is not running for the Legislature, she is running for the State Superintendent's Office. And thank goodness people elect based on more that just party line, good looks, and winning smiles for that office. Mrs. Jester carries mad math skills and has the ability to analyze and create a budget second to none. Not a bad skill when you are managing half of the state's budget I'd say. <br /><br />Goodchild and Taylor on the other hand have a different role to play. They work (or in Goodchild's case might one day work) in the world's most difficult game - politics. (Okay, maybe motherhood is harder.) It is a lot like an insane game of Catan - building bridges to get what you need and want, and having to bargain with your opponents to build those bridges. The most successful players who are able to truly meet their constituents needs are the ones who are able to make strategic moves along side other players, building consensus along the way. This is a learned game and it is a game that requires a person who is capable of understanding the importance and need of strategic compromise and relationship building. And not ANY Republican or Democrat can do that.<br /><br />So, my question to you would be, if what you say is true - and Taylor and Goodchild see eye to eye on policy, but it has been Taylor who has been enacting and supporting strong Republican policy in office and it is Taylor who has a proven track record of building strong relationships and moving important legislation - why NOT keep him in office? Why fix it if it ain't broke? And why Goodchild now? What would drive him, if policy wise, he and Taylor see eye to eye? A personal power grab?Erika Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02281636282991339410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935662058758102231.post-70292819402222867532014-05-16T15:57:17.481-04:002014-05-16T15:57:17.481-04:00Come on Erika, get off your high horse. We're ...Come on Erika, get off your high horse. We're all set just as long as we elect a Republican looking out for our schools, whether it be Goodchild, Jester, or Taylor, that ensures we can have local control to keep evolution from being taught, keep the quota of minorities low, and enforce Governor Nathan Deal's law to allow guns on campus, then who does it matter which one of the Republicans we elect. We don't have to keep electing old school, just as long as it's a republican then all will be cool.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203706711825508660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2935662058758102231.post-72353721341048969362014-05-16T09:50:13.890-04:002014-05-16T09:50:13.890-04:00Thanks Erika. Hopefully folks will educate themsel...Thanks Erika. Hopefully folks will educate themselves before voting on Tuesday. If they do, they will understand that Tom Taylor is - by far - the best option for Dunwoody! Bob Fiscellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02622029302685035787noreply@blogger.com