'Folly' all in the eye of the beholder, Jack

Did you say folly, Jack Roeser? Let's compare and contrast:

• While your foundation spends hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to get Jim Oberweis elected to anything, we in District 300 create an energy efficiency program that saves the taxpayers $1.2 million dollars in two years.

• While you conduct seminars for $125 per person on "How to be a political operative," we apply for and receive thousands of dollars worth of lighting upgrade grants.

• While you pontificate from your compound in an undisclosed area deep in the Hills of Barrington, we receive national recognition for our innovative cooling system at the new high school that will save the taxpayers $1 million in operational costs.

• While you hired your yacht crew for your yearly quest for Mackinac immortality, we hired the best and brightest administrators to streamline our operations which enabled us to receive a higher credit rating from Wall Street investors that saves the taxpayers millions of dollars in interest payments.

• And finally, late at night, we are at peace knowing that there are people like you out there that make us shine, just a little bit brighter.

Good luck with the whole relevance thing, Jack.

David N. Ulm Jr.

West Dundee