*I once heard a very true statement, made by a prominent handler. "You can't legislate honesty". I think this is true. I think I have enough sense to vote for the honest board member or officer. We all pretty much know who they are. Doris E * ===================================================================== hi doris, i agree -- we all want to vote for someone who is honest & will represent the membership well. but, because we are such a large & wide-spread club, there are many of us who don't actually know most of the candidates. i try to attend board meetings when they come to my area but, that doesn't happen often. i have based my opinions before on what people say on the list or what is said about them. when i finally meet those people i find that sometimes they are not what they have represented themselves to be. other times they are far better than i thought them to be - some people just haven't kissed the blarney stone ;) so when it comes time to vote i only vote for those people i know that i think will do a good job ( sometimes my friends run but i won't vote for them if i don't think they have what it takes to be a good board member). i will also listen to people i know and respect when they talk about a candidate they know. some years i may only vote for 2 or 3 people but at least i can feel good about the way i voted. lea ruggieri ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================