New Hampshire Democrat State Rep. Resigns, a Case Study on What is Wrong in New Hampshire

 I have written in the past about my dissatisfaction not only with the current liberal New Hampshire state government but also with the people who put them there, the voters. I have written posts berating New Hampshire voters for not paying attention to who they were voting for on the local level because of their dissatisfaction with the Iraq war. In a protest vote, many New Hampshire voters voted straight ticket Democrat without realizing or caring who they were voting for on a local level. We are now paying the price.

 This is a perfect example of what I mean. Today Rep. Michael R. DesRoches resigned from the House, if you don’t know who he is don’t worry, you are not alone. Even his collegues don’t know who he is. He just ran in 2006 on a whim and never thought he would win, he didn’t even care about getting elected, yet New Hampshire voters voted for him anyway.

In the 16 months since he was sworn in, state Rep. Michael R. DesRoches did not cast a single vote. Colleagues in the House say they have not seen him in Concord this session.

DesRoches did not cast any votes last year, either, when there were 154 roll call votes, according to the site. Several House Democrats said the only time they saw DesRoches was when he showed up for the swearing-in ceremony in December 2006.

DesRoches, a Democrat, said he did not expect to win when he agreed to put his name on the ballot in 2006. Once elected, he said, he was sidetracked by a series of personal and financial problems, including a bad knee, a breakup and a bout with depression.

 New Hampshire voters put a man who was “sidetracked” by various problems and was ill prepared to do the job. Not only that, but he didn’t want to have to actually “work” at the job.

DesRoches now says he was “under a misconception” about the work state legislators are expected to do. He said he did not understand he would be given a committee assignment that had the potential to fill up his schedule each week.

 This is the type of person that New Hampshire voters were willing to vote for to send a message to the president that they were upset with the war. This is what pisses me off so much about the state of affairs in New Hampshire. People going to the polls and just voting for someone because they either have a “D” or an “R” after their name and not knowing where they stand on an issue is what has ruined this state in such a short period of time. Hell, voters didn’t even care that this moron had no intention to serve them.

 They say that people deserve the government they get, and you know what? I agree, too many people in New Hampshire didn’t care about anything except voting against the war. They didn’t care, or were too stupid to realize that local politicians can do nothing to stop the war. Now the price has to be piad for the voters of New Hampshire’s short sightedness. It is time for voters to wake up and realize that their vote has a meaning, it is time to educate yourselves on where the local candidates stand, or even if they are serious about the job.

 New Hampshire can’t afford another election like 2006, where unqualified, uncaring, and uncommitted candidates win simply because of the letter after their name.