Jim Mork wrote: > Michael Libby:Perhaps the real question they > should ask is: have years of allowing the DFL to > have dominant control over the City made the City > better off? Hint: possible answers may be > gleanable from the results of recent local > elections. > > JM: True enough. And they go overwhelmingly > over and over to DFLers. I think a lot of us > look at Houston, LA, and New York where > Republicans had a whack with THEIR set of > solutions and are thankful that, however we might > have some problems, we haven't had THOSE kinds of > problems. I have my criticisms of several DFL > officials, but one thing I DON'T think would > improve things is trading these DFLers for the > Republicans. There are a few independents around > that I think avoid the worst of both choices, but > I can't think of a SINGLE Republican that I'd > vote for to replace these DFLers. What we need is > not more Republicans in City Hall but more > REPORTING out of city hall that raises questions > before some of this stuff gets too far along. I > think the mayor and CMs need a constant diet of > tough questions. They need to know they are in a > fishbowl. Then I think they will do alright.
What are THOSE kinds of problems caused by Republicans? Michael Atherton Prospect Park _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
