Are you in the wrong room?

David Zinczenco is the editor of Men’s Health Magazine and recently threw this question out to his readers. He asked, “Are you the smartest person in the room?”  “If you are, you’re in the wrong room!” He went on to talk about how we should surround ourselves with bright people that constantly challenge us intellectually. Luckily for me this never seems to be much of an issue!

Last night I went to the Laramie County Democratic Party meeting, and if you want to talk about a room full of bright people, that was it! We invited the Laramie County Legislators to speak about their experiences over the last legislative session, and it seems we are all on the same page about what did and didn’t come out of this last session.

Obviously there were a couple of big disappointments when it came down to the health care amendment and losing the federal funds for unemployment, but overall the general feeling was, we dodged a bullet! I think everyone, Republican and Democrat, can agree we have some whackadoodles sitting in the Wyoming Legislature right now! We need to make sure we call some of these people out on their voting records along with what they said in committee meetings, on the floor, to the press, and to their colleagues and lobbyists. We have some very bright people working on this very thing right now and talking points will be coming your way shortly.

We have some great Republican Legislators in Wyoming right now, people that are willing to reach across the table and actually work on legislation that helps Wyoming citizens. Moderates who are trying to impact their constituents lives for the better, and I think we need to keep them in place and continue to thank them for standing up for the best interests of Wyoming.

The flip side, now it is time to hold the wackadoodles accountable for their actions. We need good people, bright people, people willing to serve and stand up to these extreme views and say, “This is not ok, and this is not what Wyoming is about!” We need good solid candidates to run against these folks. We need to unite our causes and organizations that were negatively impacted by the last legislative session and make sure we don’t end up in this mess again!

Last night we had a very nice crowd at the meeting, but we need to build on the momentum that is rolling our way. We need to get so many people involved that we will hopefully be searching for a bigger meeting facility very soon. I want us to fill rooms across this state with bright, caring, hardworking and motivated individuals that want to make a difference. 

I’m going to work hard for Wyoming, Laramie County, and Cheyenne! Being from Wheatland I want to encourage my friends in Platte County to get involved!  Please follow the Platte County Democratic Party page on Facebook and get out to the meetings. You will be working with some wonderful people! To my Natrona County friends, I don’t care if you’re a Republican or a Democrat you have some real issues with you elected legislators! Watching KK, Gay, Jennings, Perkins and Brechtel in action should alarm anyone with half a brain. You need to send them a message that they don’t represent you or Wyoming and send them home in the next election!

Let’s make a difference!

Jeran