In a comment on my previous suggestion to St. Louis County's First District voters that they vote for Charlotte VanVactor for County Commissioner, 'duluthian' asks "why?"

Well, because she's my friend, of course.

I know that Charlotte is both committed to the welfare and well-being of others, and intensely practical -- a combination that I think makes her a great asset to any sort of public office.

Oh, and because I'm godfather to her children. So if she gets elected I can say "Someday - and that day may never come - I'll call upon you to do a service for me." Over and over, until she's sick of it.