Time to respond to David. I've let a 40 hours go by. I've been working.
>I don't want to dis Craig and Connie, who are giving us bottom-line
>politics. We don't elect Republicans, so Republicans spank us.
>However, as citizens, we should expect politicians to have a concept of the
>collective public interest as well as self-interest.
If by this, that public interest is served by taxing people in Brooklyn
Center, Crystal, Robbinsdale, Richfield, Bloomington, and all over the metro
to fund programs that eleaviate social distress, almost all suburbanites and
republicans agree.
Problem is, the NRP was not doing much poverty reduction. NRP was missing
it's housing goals. What the NRP was doing is as follows. Gentrification
and upgrading working class neighborhoods to middle class (King Field) or
upgrading middle class to exclusive (Lynnhurst, Linden Hills all of SW)
Exclusive to Elite (Kenwood). Does this sound like pork (see below)? I
know there was, is and will be plenty of good that NRP will do. I still
support NRP and look forward to it re-direction.
Under lets get the facts strait business. NRP was not killed or maimed.
It's funding was never debated implemented or touched by the legislature.
The overwhelming funding for the NRP comes from the City of Mpls revenue
sources. It is now time to find the new source. From what I read in todays
log, people are moving fast to come up with new ways.
Maybe people need to blame people or someone for their misfortune before
they get on with their tasks.
>I'm baffled by the implication of GOP posters that Minneapolitans should
now
>elect Republicans because the Republicans hurt us financially this session.
>That sounds like blackmail, and also "thank you sir, can I have another?" I
>don't think rewarding Minneapolis's political enemies with more political
>power is logical or sane, except for a masochist. I'd rather campaign to
>elect a majority of people who are pro-Minneapolis to the legislature. And
>the GOP has to demonstrate those people exist within their party, not
expect
>us to respond to negatively motivation.
Here's another reason. When the Repubs took over the house Rep. Skoglund
lost the chairmanship of the all important judiciary committee. The Rep's
appointed a member of the MPD to the chairmanship. Some in the city were
not pleased with that at all.
Another reason 2. Ethonal has wide political support (is it pork?) Doesn't
matter, because rural Dems and Repubs have wide differences on many issues,
but they protect whats important by having rural types in both parties.
Failing to see one of the side effects of a one party town is hurting my
hometown.
>
>David Brauer
>King Field - Ward 10
>
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