Dist.28 Candidate endorsement

From the News tribune’s Editorial page this morning under the heading “Breaking the secret codes of candidate endorsements” is the following sad reminder to all of us in the Private Sector. Firefighters endorsement. “Did a candidate get the seal of approval because he or she is more opposed to house fires than the opponent? Hardly. The endorsement is probably the one the union believes will be friendlier when negotiating the next contract. The nice thing about being a public employee is that you get to elect your own bosses”