County Commissioner Pct. 4....Don Medina and his "Vision"

I mentioned before that every now and then, I receive a comment to one of my posts, that once I try to answer it in the comment section, I feel I'm taking up too much space. Today, is no exception as I received a comment by 'anonymous' regarding the race for County Commissioner Pct. 4. The race involves Oscar Garza, the incumbent, and newcomer Don Medina, candidate. 'Anonymous' raised the question as to why I haven't paid attention to an "important race" like the one for Pct. 4. Well, the problem that I am faced with is that I have pages and pages of notes that I take at events such as the one that was held in Weslaco this past Saturday. From there, I have to condense what I feel is important at the time to present to the readers of my blog. If the topic of the past two weeks has been the County Judge's race, then I am going to concentrate on that issue first. Keep in mind that this in no way means that I've completely forgotten about the other races in the city, county, or state, it just means that I have to put it off for a few days, go back to my notes, and find a way to condense it into something that's halfway presentable and coherent. So here's my take on the County Commissioner Pct. 4 race. Indeed, Don Medina was present at the Rio Grande Valley Veteran's Alliance forum held Saturday in Weslaco, which is more than I can say or will say about the absent incumbent, Oscar Garza. Medina's campaign flyer contains the slogan, "it's your right!". You bet it is, and he raised some excellent points in regards to county clinics, unpaved roads, and sub-par municipal park systems which he deemed a disgrace. His plan is to pave roads by using federal money provided by the gas tax that consumers in the Rio Grande Valley pay every time we refuel our tanks. He continued by stating that he wants to reutilize the current park system in many towns across Hidalgo County. The reason being that most surrounding towns and colonias have to travel to McAllen to take advantage of a decent park. His claim is to bring "integrity back to the community". That's where I put the brakes. It seems that the word 'integrity' keeps popping out of candidate's mouths so much lately, that I have grown increasingly wary of those who choose to use it. But, and this is a big 'BUT', I will admit that out of the handful of candidates that attended Saturday's forum, Don Medina is definitely one of the few in my opinion to leave a mark. There's something to be said for that, and it's this: Whoever you choose to vote for in March, make sure that everything he or she is promising to get done, is backed by realistic solutions. The idea behind a better Rio Grande Valley and Texas, isn't what a candidate or incumbent can claim to have done in the past, it's what he realistically can accomplish in the future.