Government works best when it’s in the hands of statesmen, not politicians. We in the 7th District have the rare opportunity to help elect two pragmatic statesmen, not ideological politicians, to represent us in D.C.: Rory Hoskins in the House of Representatives and Robin Kelly in the U.S. Senate. They are the only two candidates on the March 17 Democratic primary ballot in the same league as such outstanding thoughtful, scandal-free, ethical, and independent practical statesmen like former Cook County Clerk David Orr (Harold Washington’s favorite alderman), and the late Senator Paul Simon, Congressman Abner Mikva, and State Treasurer and Illinois State Senator Dawn Clark Netsch.
To survive the next three years of the increasingly autocratic and dictatorial Trump regime, we need to elect congressmen and senators who are more thoughtful than noisy, and more focused on governing realistically rather than engaging in mindless sloganeering and political stunts. But first they’ve got to win their party’s nomination.
That’s why we would be astute on March 17 to vote for Rory Hoskins for 7th District Congressman to succeed Danny Davis and Robin Kelly to succeed Dick Durbin as U.S. Senator. Both Forest Park Mayor Hoskins and 2nd District Congresswomen Kelly represent all that can be right about elected officials.
Every candidate for their nominations shouts they’ll oppose Donald Trump. What distinguishes Hoskins and Kelly from the rest, is that they alone have shown they can actually govern in the thoughtful, independent, fact-based, pragmatic, and collaborative manner that is critical to actually succeed in a closely divided House and Senate.
Both have consistently demonstrated they can work with elected officials of varying views – an absolutely essential trait if our federal government is ever going to work for the people again.
So if you too are sick and tired of all the bombast and loud rhetoric, if you too want representatives in Washington focused on governing thoughtfully and independently of rigid or extremist political ideologies, join me in voting in the Democratic Primary for Rory Hoskins and Robin Kelly to achieve the change we need to preserve our democracy, civil liberties, and to MAAA – Make America America Again.
Dan Lauber
River Forest
