2) "Race" is a big factor. As too the latter factor, I
suggest that many "liberals" and "conservatives" as reflected in the
poll are basing their opinions more an race than on substance. There
does not seem to be such reason for so many conservatives to be so
opposed to the Mayor. She has supported whatever business interests
want,
Which business interests, Jordan? Most Republicans are small
business owners and entrpreneurs, who haven't benefited from these
subsidies. If they aren'r entrepreneurs, they're salarymen who don't
benefit from whatever tax breaks and favors are doled out to the big
businesses.
and has placed a great emphasis on "law and order" ranging from
policies such as CODEFOR to making her own drug busts.
Color me unimpressed. Crime may have gone down in the last eight
years, but in my personal experience it's just gone down the block.
Although there
are some substantive "conservative" grounds for criticizing the Mayor
such as her positions on social issues or irresponsible spending, even
though the spending consists of business subsidies, on the whole she has
been a "conservative" Mayor.
Only in the sense that she's trying to preserve the status quo. That
isn't what people usually mean these days when they say "conservative".
My hypothesis is that at least a
substantial percentage of "conservatives" dislike the Mayor because she
is African American rather than her policies.
In the interests of maintaining a minimal level of civility I will not say
what I truly think about this disgusting "hypothesis". Has it ever occurred
to you that conservatives despise the Mayor BECAUSE SHE'S DONE
A CRAPPY JOB??? No, obviously it must be the color of her skin!!!
Christ, where's my Tylenol? Do you people know any actual Republicans
or conservatives, or are you just beating up on some straw man you keep
in the closet to save yourself the trouble of having to find one and ask
her what she thinks?
Kevin Trainor
6-10, East Phillips
I used to be involved but now I'm just disgusted.
