I went to the combined event that the Missouri Western Democrat and Republican organizations hosted together today at 3:00pm in Spratt. It was a very interesting panel that featured 3 guest, all of which who are part of the Missouri Legislators and are from the St. Joseph area.
State Representatives Pat Conway (D), Delus Johnson (R), and State Senator Rob Schaaf sat down and put political biased aside to talk one on one with the students, president of the university, and even a few professors. Issues ranged from what seemed to be concerns of the students who attended the event.
Among the issues that were discussed, the ones that seemed to stick out to me was a question that Jacob Scott (College Republicans V.P) brought up. Scott asked each of the representatives what their take was on the advertising on buses for Missouri Western. He said it was a fun little question to start it off. The most interesting response came from State Senator Schaaf who sad, and I quote “I dont care!” He said that its more of a distraction in his own opinion and believes its would cause accidents.
Even though I dont agree with Scaff or the other Republican Representative, I believe that they answered the questions honestly and up front. Pat Conway in my opinion always seems to be very personable and is a guys guy. He tells it how it is, and doesnt seem to care how people take it. I wish we had more Representatives like him in Jefferson City fighting for us.
Overall, the event was one that I believe was a success.
By: Matthew Hunt, Opinion Editor (The Griffon News)
