David's assumption is probably correct. The so-called "progressives" of the St. Paul delegation did the same thing - premised on the the addition of affordable housing.
It was mostly a ploy. Core cities Democrats caved in under the beatings by Building Trades Unions and Hotel & Restaurant Workers' lobbyists claiming a couple of million dollars of job creation should overshadow the hundreds of millions, probably a billion dollars the public sector would cough up for Carl Pohlad or his successor(s). Union hustlers colluded with Twins club owners and supporters to push the bill through the DFL controlled Senate. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul ------ "He who knows the precepts by heart, but fails to practice them, Is like unto one who lights a lamp and then shuts his eyes." --Nagarjuna > From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 00:11:45 -0500 > To: "Mpls list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] Roche goes after Dibble on stadium > > Received an aggressive lit piece today from Rick Roche, who is running > against Scott Dibble for the District 60 Senate seat in the Sept. 10 > primary. > > While I don't have the piece nearby, so I can't quote from it, Roche > basically hammers Dibble for supporting stadiums in the legislature > while opposing them as a candidate. Among the many charges, the one I > remember most clearly involves what Roche calls the "Dibble amendment," > which tacked $45 million onto a $330 million stadium bill. > > My suspicion - and it is only a guess - is that Dibble was trying to > tack on $$ for affordable housing or some other lefty DFL priority as > way to sink the bill by making it too expensive, or at least assure if > it passed that something "good" would be in it. > > I'm hoping someone can post more details on Roche's charges (I'll ask my > wife what she did with the flier in the a.m.). > > I'd especially like to hear the Dibble campaign's response. I'm sure > they hate responding to an attack, but I'm sure this piece was sent > widely, and just six days before the primary. > > David Brauer > King Field _______________________________________ 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
