Just as the national debt has become a rallying cry for some politicians in recent elections, Hall County’s long-term debt is turning into a hot issue in the race for the next Board of Commissioners chairman. At last week’s candidate forum, sponsored by the South Hall Republican Club, former Sheriff Dick Mecum declared that the county government was facing a $90 million debt problem. “We’ve got a Barack Obama, liberalistic-style government that’s going on and spending us into a situation,” Mecum said.