All right. That's enough. No one mentioned party in any of this. What *is* this all-consuming hatred for a single political party that has "you people" reading into statements either the presence or absence of partisanship? You are remarkable for this narrow, slit-eyed view of the world.
No one has excused Mark Andrew. No one has to. Andrew has yet to be charged, let alone tried and convicted. His name is associated with an investigation. Period. Where do you people live? I live in a country where we have Constitutional protections from views like yours infecting our criminal justice system. An investigation does not a guilty person make under our system of laws. I need not repeat the details of the story to clarify for you that Mark Andrew's party has nothing to do with the investigation. It is Andrew's implication by a plumber who's pleaded guilty to using union funds to perform work for political friends. Andrew admits to having paid (probably through the nose) for plumbing, and right now is claiming that he is unaware of anything extra and illegal done for him at the time. Of course, it may have been a DFL water closet. Someone tell me: is it crime yet? Get a grip, for crying out loud. This obsession that partisanship infects every walk of our lives is poisoning us. Hmmm. I wonder if that coffee clerk is a Republican. Better not take a chance. Go somewhere else. Whoops. Almost bumped into that...well, they must be a Libertarian. Surely they'd sue. Andy Driscoll Saint Paul > From: Mary Belfry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2002 09:02:23 -0800 (PST) > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Mpls] Reaction of Andrew by DFLER'S > > It is amazing to me that the people who have been posting their reactions to > the article about Andrew focus on the language versus the issue. I hear > more excuses that because the Democrats have been in power in the city for > such a long time the republicans are off the hook!? This is just more > evidence that the DFL party is out of touch with reality and would rather > blame and deflect everything onto others then look in the mirror. Maybe it > is time for the city to get back to a two party system where there is > balance. Is that possible? > > Mary Belfry Tangletown > > > > Mary Belfry (612) 822-6028 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
