You know, SSB is no longer the mayor, so it seems like beating a dead horse to keep harping on her record since it's archival material at this point.
I'd have to disagree with Ms. Johnson-Lee, though. SSB may not be mayor, but she ain't dead yet either. If we're going to name a street "after" anyone, I'd rather it wasn't someone walking around and likely to live a good long time yet. She could yet pull off another miracle (there IS something to being the first African American woman mayor of a city in the USA. It's important and a thing to note). That she could do it in this city at the time she did it is also fairly impressive, particularly since it was the city who voted for her. She is not a nunc-schlepp. She won. The number of African Americans who voted for her could not have put her in office. We thought it was a good idea at the time. She made some big mistakes, but then, the further up the political ladder, the bigger mistakes you're in a position to make. Heaven help the poor woman who is the first president. She'll be in a good position to really step in it at one point or another. (Our record on presidents is not all that impressive; some did important stuff, and some step in it big time.) WizardMarks, Central [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Other then being "...the first woman, and first black to be the city's >mayor.(Strib)", I doubt that Natalie Johnson Lee has much warrant, or will, >to commend the record of Sharon Sayles Belton. > > >_______________________________________ >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 > _______________________________________ 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
