Here's the most recent article about it in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19643-2002Aug14.html
the sad part of it is that in his first term he really turned around the city. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Gilchrist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:13 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: My fellow Americans > > > This week's economist had an amusing story about how the > current mayor who is going for re-election botched his bid > for the Democrat primaries. Apparently his campaign workers > in getting the necessary 2000 signatures, got 10,000 but with > a whole lotta' duds, like Kofi Annan and it was thrown out. > So now he can't run as the Democrat mayoral candidate. > > A weird situation as he is the hot favorite and literally has > no Republican nor Democrat opponents. He also may have to > give 1.25M of campaign funds back to the Democrat party. > > D'oh !!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lon Lentz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 10:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: My fellow Americans > > > It's not a state, thankfully. It gets one delegate in the House of > Representatives, but > has not voting power. And because it has no Congressional > representation, > the residents > there have no presidential vote, as they do not get an > Electoral College > Delegate. D.C. was > never intended to be a full time residence for the citizens. > It also does > not get a star > on our flag. > > Congress is given the responsibility by the Constitution to > administer > D.C. It got some > crazy notion of self rule several decades ago and the citizens there > subjected us to > Marion Barry. Who got re-elected after getting video taped > smoking crack > with some > prostitute. "B*tch set me up." The level of corruption in > the self-rule > government has > forced Congress to rescind self-rule and kicked the mayor, > and his possee, > to the curb. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2002 9:26 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: My fellow Americans > > > Oh I forgot I'm Canadian.... A quick geography question: > Is Washington D.C. a state of its own, or is it in Maryland? > > thanks, > > Patrick > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
