Here's my arguement for Barb Johnson: 1. Fiscal Discipline- The fiscal moderate team of Minn,McDonald, Campbell, Schulstad, Rainville, Dziedzic,Biernat would never have let us into this borderline financial crisis. Barb Johnson is an always will be a fiscal moderate. Her ward has more homes worth less then 125,000 then any. She knows what couple of hundred bump in taxes can do to single working homeowner.
2. Hard work- Besides being one of the sharpest members of the council, she has to be one of the hardest working. I can personally attest. I am the poster child for "adopt a street". If you want a clean street, above city standards, you have to organize volunteers. For 4 years running, Barb Johnson has been one of our best volunteers. 3. Calm, cool, and collect- She doesn't get rattled. I've watched her stand up to the loudest bullies, boring clipboards, cranks etc. She never needed a cop, and in most cases bore into them like a dentist drill afterwards. 4. Eyes on the prize- In all my battles over at the legislature, not one city council member ever asked for more information then incorporated it into their knowledge base. In other words "how is this going to effect Minneapolis, and what can we do to change it for the better of Mpls?" The one exception is Barb Johnson. Almost 50 % of what the city spends comes from souces outside of he city. The mammoth share coming from the state. There will be no lack of communication with the legislature, as we saw in the last session. 5. Ying/Yang- RT and Barb Johnson Wish I could vote for her Craig Miller Former Camdenite [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
