Rick Koster for County Commissioner 2010

Doing What is Right

Rick Koster

My name is Rick Koster and I am running for County Commissioner Precinct 2 Collin County

Bill White entered my consciousness 5 years ago almost to the day.  I remember when he (As Mayor of Houston) said that the City of Houston would do what it takes to help those fleeing Hurricane Katrina. He chose to do what was hard because it was right.

Often we are faced with the choice of doing what is right but hard or expedient and easy. We face this choice in our personal lives and in the halls of power in Washington, Austin, and McKinney.

It is hard to fight entrenched healthcare interests to free us from the risk of financial ruin due to disease or injury.

It is hard to protect our environment against the pressures of corporate and individual greed.

It is hard to confront our prejudices and extend equality under the law to all living within our shores.

Americans in general and the Democratic party in particular have a long tradition of doing what it is right regardless of how hard it is.

Today Collin County faces similar choices. We will do what is right.

• When in government we will not play political games at the expense of our public servants.
• We will not encourage development for the benefit of the few at the expense of all
• We will not blindly follow ideology and theology at the expense of a single resident.
• We will not let our prejudices dictate our duty.
• We will not break the bond of trust among citizens.

Join your Democratic ticket in the task of moving our county, state and country forward.

I want to leave you with some quotes:

"The future lasts a long time. All things are possible, even the fact that an action in accord with honor and honesty ultimately appears to be a prudent political investment. " The Complete War Memoirs of Charles de Gaulle"by Charles de Gaulle

"If not me who. If not now when" From The Talmut. the  complete quote is: "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, who am I for? And if not now, when?" by Hillel

"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too. "  John F. Kennedy Moon Speech - Rice Stadium September 12, 1962