One More Time... With Feeling!

Once again, Nebraskan's may have the "opportunity" to pick a qualified, strong and independent candidate for public office--If they can get past their stodgy, Republican only, belief system that is. Thanks in large part to a grass-roots ground swell, Scott Kleeb is being asked to throw his hat into the Nebraska Senate race. There is no better person for the job.

Mike Nellis, a University of Omaha student, has been instrumental in two projects designed to generate interest in Scott's potential candidacy. The first is on a social networking site known as Facebook (www.facebook.com), where Mike has created a group called "Draft Scott Kleeb for Senate." (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5887468340) Second is a more traditional, web based front, that launched today at 10:30 AM, (http://DraftKleeb.com). Mike has tied the two together through postings and links on both sites.

Scott Kleeb and I have carried on a dialog of sorts since his failed congressional run in 2006. He has continued to show his strong grasp of both Nebraska and national issues throughout this dialog. His understanding of things like farm bills far out weighs my own citified knowledge. We also spoke of the balancing act between alternative fuels and water utilization in the state. Whether he is talking to a Democrat or Republican, Scott has always been inclusive. He understands that the politics of polarization does nothing but alienate the electorate. There were hundreds of "Republicans for Kleeb" signs out there in 2006, and he managed an almost unprecedented result, in the strongly Republican 3rd District, of gaining more than 40% of the electorate.

What we don't need in Nebraska is more of Mike Johanns. When he left the Governorship to be Bush's Agricultural Secretary, it was "Don't let the door hit you on the way out." We also don't need more of Jon Bruning. Both of these individuals are nothing more than party figure heads who buy into the polarizing techniques used by Bush and his cronies to alienate, rather than bring together, those with differing views. When Bob Kerrey was governor of the state, he used his strong and independent nature to include differing view points. He left office as one of our most popular governors ever. Scott Kleeb is just that sort of character, centrist, independent and inclusive. Add to this his knowledge of both Nebraska and National issues, and he is a hands down winner over the competition for US Senate.

You can make a difference and bring centrist, independently thinking, Nebraska representation by supporting a Scott Kleeb bid for Senate. For more information visit:


http://draftkleeb.com

or

http://scottkleeb.com

Or simply join the discussions on Facebook.