Our friends over at Mustardstreet had an interesting post in light of Congressman Tom Reynolds announcement that he will not seek re-election this year.  Conventional wisdom seems to indicate that Senator George Maziarz will be the Republican pick to run for the seat.  But hold on — not so fast. What about Greece Supervisor John Auberger?

If he is interested, Auberger would be an excellent choice.  As Mustardstreet points out:

A far better pick for the GOP would be Greece Supervisor John Auberger.   While his constituency holds down the far eastern corner of the congressional district, Auberger is one of the very best and brightest in the local political world, with the political skills and sophistication to run a winning campaign and to make the most of the office for his constituents.   We can see him rising in the Congressional Republican leadership once he got there

Auberger is widely admired within his own party for ability, smarts and hard work.   He is admired, in particular, by those other senior Republicans who themselves are considered among the best and brightest in their party.

Auberger is the head of the best local Republican organization and there is little doubt that he could mobilize an army of volunteers to work on his campaign.  Maziarz could be tagged with the dysfunction of Albany, while Auberger could highlight his record and tap into a number of cultural conservatives who would be very happy about his decision to stand up to the ACLU on their attack against Jesus.

Time will tell. We’ll be watching.