The Jackson Clarion-Ledger: on Government Reform


Bill Bowlin: Address reasons why qualified people do not run for office

Q. Does Congress need more campaign finance and lobbying reform and what types?

A. There are reasons why many good qualified people do not run for office. There are reasons why so many young Americans do not take an interest in politics. We must make public service and the quest for public good work, and involve the brightest, most innovative and noble among us to seek work in the public sector.

Source: Q&A in The Clarion-Ledger Jun 4, 2006

Robert Foster: Power corrupts all men; long-time candidates owe many favors

Foster, 35, a first-term legislator, said he'd bring a fresh perspective, that he hasn't yet been corrupted by working for decades in politics. That's why he wants to run for governor at such a young age, he added, and not gradually work his way up. "After being in Jackson for just three years, I have learned that power corrupts all men and all people over time," he told the crowd. "It changes you; it takes away your passion; it changes your convictions. And it puts you in a position of owing a lot of favors to a lot of people that you have made promises to."

Missing from the debate stage was the Republican race's best-known candidate, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves. Foster did criticize Reeves. "If our third opponent was here tonight, instead of being back home on the porch," Foster said, "I would like to ask (him): How many favors does he have? How many promises has he made, in order to build up a $7 million campaign fund?"

Source: Clarion-Ledger on 2019 Mississippi gubernatorial race Apr 2, 2019

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