REPRESENT

Each Thursday, I wake up early and go to a prayer meeting with a couple of guys in my church.  It is a time for each of us to talk with other men about things that are on our mind - good, bad, and ugly.  The talks are private and do not leave the room.  At the end of the meeting, we bow our heads in prayer and ask our Lord to guide us and continue to bless us.

Last week, we asked the Lord to watch over me this week while I was in a federal trial arguing on behalf of a mother who had passed away at 25 years of age.  We were fighting for her 4 yr. old daughter; to give her a future.  A sad case, but also a rewarding case.  To see that little girl and to know that each day that I go to work I represent someone who is dependent on me to be their voice.

That morning, after our prayer meeting I went to the Elmwood Cemetery to help the VFW place flags at the sites of soldiers who have passed.  Men and women who have represented us in battle and defended our freedoms.  These are the people we need to respect everyday and especially to remember on Monday.  Monday is Memorial Day, a day created following President Lincoln's assassination in April 1865.  The first known observance of a Memorial Day was in Charleston, SC on May 1, 1865. 

During the war, soldiers who were prisoners had been held at the Charleston Race Course.  Nearly ten thousand people, mostly freedmen, gathered on May 1st to commemorate the dead soldiers who fought in the Civil War. 

Take the day and thank a soldier.  They represent us on the field of battle and without them I could not represent you in SC house district 103.

Many thanks to my father and father-in-law.


                                 Win With Winslow,
                                    

I LOVE MY MOM

 

This past Sunday was Mother’s Day and a time to reflect on all the good things our mothers have done for us.  It is amazing when you think about what a mother actually does for us- both when we are young and as we are adults.  Further, on top of being a mother they are also wives, sisters, friends, and volunteers.  Mothers really do so much and just to reflect upon them for one day is a shame, they really need the entire year (because that is how long they work).

A mother’s natural instinct is to do everything she can to take care of her child.  To love, protect, care, and provide for.  There is nothing more devoted than a mother for her child.  It made me think; what if our politicians were like this for those they represent.  I guess they would then be called Representatives.

That is what District 103 needs; a Representative that will love, protect, care, and provide for the people of SC House District 103.  That is why I ask for your vote.  I want to provide for you by opening up the roads of commerce to give this district the opportunity it deserves.  To get those ships in and out of the ports, to widen and build the roads, and to get businesses in and create jobs that will provide the opportunity we need in this district.

Not all politicians are Representatives, but all Representatives are people that provide for the needs of their people.  If your politician has not provided what you need, I ask you to elect me as your Representative on November 6, 2012.

 
                                 Win With Winslow,
                                    

Is Radio Dead?

Who listens to the radio – any of y’all?  This morning I was able to do a roundtable with one of the democratic candidates at the local radio station.  We discussed key needs for District 103 (Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg) including jobs, roads, the port, and education.  The key is that they are all linked and they are not separate issues.

District 103 needs the port dredged and roads widened in order to bring in the businesses and jobs that are desperately needed.  Those jobs will provide people with the income to support their families.  As income grows so will the tax that is collected allowing for more money to be used towards education.

In District 103 we need to develop skills that conform to the job opportunities, such as maritime and avionics.  With the port and Boeing plant looking for skilled labor we need to set up the trade skills and technical schools to offer these types of courses, so that the companies that we bring in hire locally.

Just like radio, Georgetown is not dead it just needs people to pay attention to it.  It is time that we have someone represent our interest and crank it up.  The radio is a medium and so is the person you elect.  They are there to share your news – what you want – with the state.  Has your voice been heard?

Elect someone that wants to share your voice and your needs – elect someone that wants to get businesses and jobs to District 103.

                     Vote Tom Winslow
                   

It Is Time For a Trim

Many of you have expressed to me your concern about the spending that is going on in both the federal government and the state government.  Just as an example, I recently read that the Senate has its own barbershop.  I guess the politicians don’t have time to go to the barbershop three blocks down the street.  Why would you want to walk down the street when these politicians can pay $20.00 for a trim or cut, compared to the $12 plus tip that I pay.  But hey at least the barbershop is hiring people and giving them a job – yes, government workers who receive an average salary of $75,000.00, plus government benefits.  We the taxpayer are paying for our elected officials to get their haircut in the capital building – I guess we don’t want them to have to exercise too much by walking down the street.  Unfortunately, despite making approximately 27,000 haircuts, the Senate Barbershop just was not making ends meet and was in threat of closing its doors.  Do not fear the bailout is here – that’s right after a $300,000.00 bail out, the Senate Barbershop was able to keep open its doors; at least for this year.

In a time that we are fighting as individuals to earn a living or just to find a job, isn’t it nice to know that your politicians have forgotten about what is really important – YOU.  The government cannot find the money to dredge our port or widen our roads, but the threat of long hair deserves our tax dollars immediately.  Are these really representatives?

Obviously, this is not a new issue it goes back many centuries and another example of government spending arose in 1855.  Congress appropriated $30,000 to go toward a new civil service project in the United States.  You may say $30,000 does not seem very high, however in current inflation models that number becomes $780,000.00.  That money was used for the…US Camel Corps.  That is correct; the United States Government spent over three quarters of a million dollars to bring camels into the United States.  One problem was that no one knew how to ride a camel, so the US government had to hire people to teach Americans how to ride camels.  Then they realized that they had no camel saddles or other needed gear, so they had to purchase those items.  Finally, when the men were trained and ready to go, they learned their mission; to find a wagon road from New Mexico to Arizona.  They took off and started their mission; unfortunately in 1862 the government grew tired of the US Camel Corps and auctioned off the camels to the highest bidder.

Like you, I sometimes think "this is what the government is doing with my future?"  They institute programs at taxpayers great expense, quickly grow tired of that idea, and toss it to the side in order to move to the next way to spend our money.  Personally, I want my future back.  We should all want the government to give us our future back.  Allow us, our children, and our business to determine our own future, without forcing us to pay for what some politician thinks is best for us.

District 103 and Georgetown County needs the over taxation, over regulation, and over governmentalization to end.  Come November vote for your future – Vote Tom Winslow for House Seat 103.

                                    

                               Win With Winslow,