I laughed out loud when I read the latest story in the Alligator about the Student Senate once again filling a critical position in Student Government with an empty chair. The treasury job was so important to Paul Drayton that he would fill it faithfully -as long as nothing better came along. Now we learn that Student Body President Kevin Reilly, in his infinite wisdom, has decided the best person to get UF students to register to vote currently lives in Washington, D.C. On top of this, the appointee in charge of getting all students to vote, regardless of their political affiliation, happens to work for the Republican National Committee. Katherine Harris would be proud!
Does Mr. Reilly really believe that out of the more than 50,000 students at UF, there's no one to fill the Chomp the Vote position who currently lives in Gainesville? Maybe he could even pick someone who currently doesn't work for a political party. This just shows that once again, when it comes to Student Government, even the SG leadership currently in Gainesville is out to lunch.
