The two posts on Ginny Brown-Waite are replete with contrived subtle negative references and a touch of elitism.

She was the wife of a state trooper who made their living running a donut franchise. That's a bit disingenuous. They owned the franchise. They were hard working, good business people, provided employment opportunities and didn't drive the economy into recession like our educated, enlightened, elitists in Washington did.

Speaking of education, another post cited the education of her opponent in somewhat glowing terms. What was selectively exempted was Ginny Brown-Waite's educational background. Ginny is a native of Albany, New York and an alumna of The State College System. She received her Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Russell Sage College and holds a Labor Studies Program Certification from Cornell University.

More elitism, Now she gets contributions to her "campaign fund" exceeding a half million dollars. I'd estimate that's a multiple of her family's annual income at any time in her life. What does this mean? What is the insinuation? Is it a snipe at her W-2 earning level? Since when is one's income a consideration for office? Let's do some research on Barney Frank and Chris Dodd or even Obama as Senator to see what the multiple is. I don't understand the point unless its to belittle what we speculate her income might be.

Her voting record shows that she votes as she's told by her party leaders. I'd like to see that backed up with fact.

Brown-Waite is a professed conservative republican, contrary to your assertion, I would suspect that she would line up with republicans against the bailout and for more oversight in the Fanny Mae and Freddy Mac hearings a few years back when Congressional liberal democrats were opening the floodgates and blocking reform. If you have information to the contrary, I'm sure you will let me know.

I don't have a horse in this race. I don't even know the candidates. I would just like to see fair play and not the cleverly veiled or at best unintentional, undermining of a candidate. If you feel strongly about a candidate, fine, that's great, say so clearly, up front. Make the case for your candidate by all means. I respect that. I would just like to see an even playing field. I may or may not vote for her based on other considerations. It wouldn't be because she is not an elitist intellectual, wealthy or Ivy league graduate.

A partisan but informative link.... http://brown-waite.house.gov/Biography/