Linthicum & Reschke
Dennis Linthicum
E. Werner Reschke
Linthicum, Reschke enter the
political arena
Klamathnews.net 3/11/16 by G.W. Washington
On Tuesday, former Klamath County
Commissioner Dennis Linthicum and local
businessman E. Werner Reschke filed to run as
State Senator and State Representative. The
following day, State Senator Doug Whitsett and
State Representative Gail Whitsett decided not
to run for re-election and withdrew their names
from the ballot.
The Herald and News is busy trying to kick up
dust in a rain storm as they are out beating the
brush to find anyone who will say that the
process was unfair, that it was unethical or it
was illegal — anything to support their view,
which is any conservative in office is a bad
thing. However, nothing could be further from
the truth. From where we stand Linthicum and
Reschke will be excellent replacements for the
Whitsetts. Their political views are nearly
identical. If you were planning this election
cycle to vote for either Whitsett and were not
upset that they were likely to be unchallenged,
then you should have no problem supporting and
voting for Linthicum and Reschke, who are now in
a very similar position.
Those that say this process was unfair are the
ones that didn’t think to run against the
Whitsetts. Apparently Linthicum, who has
run against an incumbents previously (John
Elliott in 2010 and Greg Walden in 2014), and
Reschke decided the risk was worth the $25
filing fee. The fact that they waited until the
last moment is actually a shrewd strategy,
certainly not unethical. Perhaps those who are
complaining and were not courageous to step
forward, also are not savvy enough to be your
Representative or Senator. If they were so
timid to be this easily out-played, how would
they fare in Salem — where the professional
politicians live?
Our advice here at KlamathNews.net is not to
believe everything you read — especially
when Herald and News is doing the “reporting”.
The Herald and News editors are leftists at
heart. Moreover the local paper is in the
business of creating controversy where there is
none in order to sell papers. Besides the
Whitsett’s deserve far more respect from us.
Together they have fought the good fight for our
values during the past decade. The least we can
do is to thank them for their service and
dedication to our cause. They stayed true to
rural, conservative values when the opportunity
was plentiful to compromise and step in line
with Salem’s political class. To that end we
give the Senator and Representative a big
salute.
