Choosing a presidential candidate was an “internal struggle” for Ben Sutton, a Forest Hills homeowner who works for Sarasota Fire Rescue. It was a really tough decision.

In the end, he cast his ballot for Ron Paul.

He’s the candidate who will best offer some kind of change, Sutton says.

“All the candidates basically say they are for change,” he says. “That’s a bunch of BS. It’s the same thing over and over.”

He’s tired of “government telling me over and over what I can and can’t do,” he says.

Paul could change that, although Sutton admits it’s a long shot.

“No one candidate is perfect,” Sutton says. “It’s always the lesser of two evils.”

As for the Amendment 1 question, being a firefighter made that decision a little easier, he says.

If the amendment passes, critics say there could be a cut in funding for fire and police services as well as education, in exchange for savings on property tax bills.

“I think the language is confusing, and it’s short-sighted,” the two-year homeowner says. “For the savings it offers, the cuts to services are too much.”

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