Once again, our cursed two-party system has given us no good choices in the upcoming elections. For the 3rd Congressional District, it will be Grand Junction lawyer Jeff Hurd for the Republicans and former Aspen city councilor Adam Frisch for the Democrats, replacing the carpetbagging Lauren Boebert. Neither is for the people of CD-3.
Frisch describes himself as a pro-domestic energy Democrat, a la West Virginia’s retiring Sen. Joe Manchin. He understands we have to make an energy transition to renewables, but that’ll take a long time. We don’t have a long time, Adam!
Frisch’s opponent, Hurd, is a damn sight better than his primary challenger MAGA monster Ron Hanks. But he is a Republican and that means he’s in the pocket of the industry. He says he’ll stop President Joe Biden’s ban on gas-powered cars. Biden hasn’t banned anything. All the Inflation Reduction Act did was offer tax rebates to those who buy electric vehicles.
Both candidates talk about energy independence. We’ve been an energy exporter since 2011 and, currently, lead the world in liquified natural gas exports by a mile.
Oh well, at least our choice for congressman is better than our options for president. Based on what I could glean from the first debate, I’d say we can pick from a pathological liar, a crook and a sexual predator, and a doddering old fool who can’t put a comprehensible sentence together.
Fred Malo Jr.
Carbondale
