Well, a lot of people. There’s 37 members of the county board and only 20 signed their name to the letter sent to the White House on Labor Day.?

So, big whoop, a liberal board known for making a big deal about national issues that have little to no bearing on the business at hand made a statement on the national health care debate. Even though I agree with them, it’s probably not necessary. Oh well, at least they didn’t take up board time with it.

But this is what gets me: Out of the 20 people asking for a public option, one of the most liberal members of the board, and the student supervisor, Wyndham Manning, Dist. 5, didn’t sign his name.

I find it odd. Not that I actually have a problem with it — he made a point at the start of his campaign for the seat that he wouldn’t be an activist on any particular national issues that distract from normal busines…which sort of didn’t happen when it came time to shame the Sheriff’s department for their immigration reporting policy. But hey, even there it still related to the budget. At least, the first time.

But this would have seemed like the easiest thing to do: Put your name on something you agree with, most of your constituents probably agree with, and be vocal about something.?

And he didn’t do it.?

So, my question for him: Was this a concerted effort to avoid the issues that are outside your sphere? Did he just not sign? Does he not support it??