Keith asks: > David Brauer, you are proud of WHAT in the DFL?
Keith, you and I know there are slumlords out there. Does that mean you're not proud of being a landlord? Certainly not. Most of the good landlords I know hate the bad ones in their profession, and many work to assure their demise. Likewise, the DFL has made many bad decisions and featured many craven decision-makers. I guess I am proudest of a persistent group of DFLers within the party who have worked *for years* to reform the worst vestiges of our party, and - despite our recent minority status - broke through this year (with the help of those from other parties). And this is not to slight members of other or no party, but most of us agree that Minneapolis is a pretty great place to live. It's not perfect, it's not fair, it could be better...but it's happened on the DFL watch. The party has increased citizen involvement, built respect for a community's role in the civic sphere, expanded civil rights to gays and lesbians, helped preserve a healthy Downtown with many healthy neighborhoods.... I welcome the Greens' emergence; the proof of their competence and superiority will be in the pudding. Maybe someone else will come on the scene and knock us off; I welcome that, too, and might even join them under certain circumstances. But for now, no other party can claim these achievements - none. Remember, my full quote was "proud but not slavish" DFLer. I stand by those words. David Brauer Kingfield _______________________________________ 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
