'Wishy-washy' Wellman unfocused

'Wishy-washy'

Wellman unfocused

Peachtree City mayoral candidate

Fred Wellman in his letter [The Citizen, Aug. 8] said, "We must focus

on the issues, not the personalities," in political debates. He has

not focused on personalities, but neither has he focused on any issues

whatsoever. Not a one.

Mr. Wellman also said, "We

need someone to build a team and to foster cooperation, not dissent."

He called effective government "a team sport." The only way

we can build a team is to put people on the team who are all playing the

same game. Currently we have council members whose voting and personal

agendas do not mesh with Peachtree City's best interests.

We did not stop Mayor Lenox's

ridiculous annexation project with a give-and-take dialog. It does not

work when politicians turn a deaf ear to the opposition. We attacked the

mayor, his plan, and his motivations in letters to the editor. The population

read the letters, contacted their representatives, and the mayor's ridiculous

project died the ugly death it deserved.

Mr. Wellman is naive to think

that people are not offended when you challenge their thoughts or ideas.

He is the type of person you do not want to judge a contest at your party.

He will not pick a winner because he does not want to hurt anyone's feelings.

We do not need a mayor who

will turn whichever way the wind blows. Let me be the first, but not the

last, to christen him "wishy-washy Wellman."

Bill Webster

Peachtree City

[Wellman is an announced

candidate for mayor of Peachtree City. The Citizen welcomes letters from

candidates for all local offices and from citizens commenting on the candidates

and issues raised. We will print the letters from candidates and a representative

sampling of others subject to standard editing practices for length and

conformity to libel laws, until the week before the election.]