originate is controlled by the GOP, like it or not. That means with a City
like Minneapolis which is totally controlled by Dems, you - the City - have
to make an extra added effort to dialogue with those in control so they
understand your problems and where you're coming from. I seriously doubt
that a concerted effort has been made by the City to talk to those in control
of the House. From what Ron Abrams said on the floor during the last days of
the session, no one from Mpls even asked for an appointment to see him. I
think that's disgusting. Mpls cannot just depend on their friends who are
Dems, they have to make the effort to court those in control. That's just
good politics.
Karen Collier
Linden Hills
In a message dated 7/1/01 3:02:32 PM Central Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
However, I was appalled by the hatefulness of the reps and
sens against Minneapolis. These folks knew they had the
power and the numbers to "opt out" of supporting anything
the city of Minneapolis wanted and they did just that out of
what appeared to be pure spite of the kind 11-year old boys
do to be nasty. So saying, what has Minneapolis done just
lately that cranked that spite tighter? What has Minneapolis
done traditionally that fuels this attitude? It always
takes two to tango.
