Re: [Mpls] Rybak, Minneapolis help lead national housing agenda

[Michelle Mensing]

(MM) It is hard to decide whether to even justify posts like Craig Miller's with a response.  But I can't resist this one. Craig Miller wrote: > 2. SSB was one of the leading lights on how federal bureaucratic policy > changes were making a difference.  She talked about it all the time.  I mean > all the time. (MM) I didn't read anything in the post from Laura Sether that compared R.T. to our former Mayor on federal policies, just that he was taking initiative at the federal level on this one.  Is there a chance that Mr. Miller is evaluating our current Mayor's work with some lingering feelings about the recent election? > 3.  RT took a leading roll in discussing at a conference in another city. > People looked at him and said  " he sure looks smart",  "he must know his > stuff" (MM) I would imagine RT actually said something at the conference and was therefore evaluated as a leader on the issue based on what he said, not how he looked.  I would probably guess also that he did some listening to what other people had to say, which in my opinion is what makes him a good leader. I say to Laura Sether, keep giving us your press releases about what our current Mayor is doing on housing and other critical fronts and most of us will discuss what you write with good intentions and relevance. Of course, I can't speak for everybody. Michelle Mensing Armatage