Who Are These Guys (or Gals)?

1. Dawn Hill
2. Peter Truman
3. Donna Dion
4. Libby Mitchell
5. Rosa Scarcelli
6. Steve Rowe
7. Erig Manson
8. Lynne Williams
9. Patrich Quinlan
10. Elliot Cutler
11. John Whitcomb
12. Samme Bailey
13. Augustue Edgerton
14. Matthew Jacobson
15. Peter Mills
16. Les Otten
17. Bruce Poliquin
18. Martin Vachon

As Labor Day rolls around, who but a mother would recognize most of these names.  Yet these 19 hardy souls have ( and who knows how many more are considering ) declared that they would like to be your next governor. Take Samme Bailey for instance, the smiling man on the right in this picture below, seen talking to a voter in Portland last week. A graduate of Ricker College, served in the U S Air Force,  he has been a community organizer, business consultant and executive recruiter.  With the fall fair season in full swing maybe we should have the "Governor"s Barn" between the cattle barn and the sheep pens.  That way you could decide who your going to vote for and pick up some jam and a jar of pickles at the same time.

Speaking of pickles and jam, I stopped by the farmers market in Portland's Deering Oaks Park on saturday and spotted these two groups  informing voters and collecting signatures, something I'm seeing all over Portland in the past few months.

I think I may need a catchy phrase as a sign off rather than just ending these posts.  Like "That's the Way It Is" or "Good Night and Good Luck",  maybe "Run For Cover" or "Shit Here Comes Another One".