Bipartisanship lives

My absolutely favorite story from the election is this one about my local state rep, Gale Courcelle and her opponent, Douglas Gage.

I live in their ward (in fact, we own the house Courcelle grew up in) and missed Gage's visit (got his literature on my doorknob). I happened to be home when Courcelle stopped by and asked her how the campaign was going. She's the exception in an age of "fighting" campaigns. She shrugged and said something about how her first two had been recounts, so she pretty much concentrated on the business of knocking on doors and talking to folks and not so much on counting votes.

As she leads Gage by one vote after the election night tally, that's a wise approach. But when I read the details in the story -- she and Gage live across the street from each other and have for a quarter-century, I really enjoyed seeing the spirit of true bipartisanship.

Good luck to whoever wins the recount ... and their honorable opponent.

Comments

[Ron Pulcer]

Randall,

I too enjoyed the Courcelle / Gage story very much. I don't know either candidate, as I live in another district.

I emailed the link to that story yesterday to my two aunts and uncles in Macomb County, MI. They are Reagan Democrats who later turned staunch Republican. Whenever I go to family reunions I must hear about what Bill O'Reilly says about Vermont on FOX, or what Glenn Beck says.

But I love 'em dearly, hey their family. I'm a square peg, I don't exactly fit in with either major party (some issues yes, some no). But one thing I like about our family reunions is that it's an example of all sides of the political spectrum, getting together in a positive, fun way. Too bad the major political parties as a whole can't seem to work togther.

Kudos to Rep. Gale Courcelle and Douglas Gage for their civilty! They sure lead by example. Maybe Dubie and Shumlin can learn something from them!