Joan Whitney Puglia's opening salvo

I was inclined to like Joan Whitney Puglia from the outset. Maybe I'm just a sucker for "pull oneself up the by the bootstraps" sort of story.

Joan's early use of social media (Twitter and Facebook) has been similar to Katjana Ballantyne's i.e., mostly a re-hash of a community calendar with no commentary that would hint at the candidate's position on matters. As I mentioned previously, I find this disappointing.

In mid-June, Joan's campaign released its first piece of literature. Sadly, the topic was parking fees and fines - a topic worthy, in my opinion, of a rant to 'Speak Out' but not one on which I will base my vote. One a positive note, it was Joan herself who dropped the flyer at my door -- I like a candidate who gets her hands dirty with the grunt work.

Joan - I still like your story and I'm still rooting for you but over the couple months I need to heard some 'big picture' ideas/positions from you. I need the 'vision thing' more than I need to save $10/year on my parking permit.