社評1208 市長是我們的父母官

   市長是我們的父母官

休斯敦市長選舉明天十二月九日上午七時半即將展開， 在下午七時結束後即將决出誰是下任市長。

這次兩位在初選中勝出之候選人都是政界之老將， 惠特邁從政五十年， 希拉稹克遜李近三十年在國會服務， 他們都是政治上之老手。

在美國政府之體制中， 市長和市民之關係最为密切， 我們的衣食住行都在市政府之管理之下， 而且我們的稅金多半也上繳到市府。 

一個市長之能力事關到全市之前途 ，今天許多大城市由於市長無能， 市政不整 ，游民遍地 ，令人痛心。

我們期望新的休斯敦市長能夠為我們帶來新氣象， 才不辜負大家對他的支持。

The Mayor's Job Is Looking More Like Being Our Parent 

The Houston Mayoral runoff election will be held tomorrow from 7:00am until 7:00pm. The result will show who will be the next mayor of our city. 

Both of the candidates are veteran politicians. Senator Whitmire served in the Texas state legislative for over four decades and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee has been in the U.S. Congress almost thirty years. Both candidates have a wealth of experience in politics. 

If we look at the structure of our government, it is at the city level that is most important to our community. It relates to our daily life no matter what the city service may be, whether it's transportation services, infrastructure, water system, road or police and security.

The next mayor's leadership decisions will directly impact the future of the city. His or

her ability to effectively handle the challenges of the city's business, will set the direction for their term in office.

Looking at many of the largest cities in America today, most  of them have uncontrolled homeless and poverty issues and they just have not been able to manage it.

Many people vote for their mayoral candidate because they want a change for a better life.