Linda Mann writes, of Dyna's post: > Sour Grapes DFL style. Get use to it (the Green Party sure is).
Linda, with all due respect, this sentiment is ONE DFLer's. Vanessa Freeman, another DFLer who staunchly supported Olin Moore, sent a respectful, if wary, note to the list after Don Samuels' election. I would humbly submit that DFLers are not alone in the Sour Grapes mode after they don't win at the ballot box - one of the dysfunctions of politics is that partisans of ALL stripes have a hard time looking in the mirror. However, I've always believed that among most of the neighborhood volunteers who do the heavy lifting, partisanship is OVERRATED. Yes, it's how many of us organize ourselves to get folks elected, but once the election is over, we work together. So I'm going to be happy that all those people of both campaigns who worked hard in the 3rd, appreciate the efforts of Greens and Republicans who stayed involved, and admire (until at least until the first actual council vote!) the majesty of democracy. For those disturbed by the ticky-tack nature of list conversation lately, I am too - and I encourage those who dislike it to start discussions about REAL issues where people really discuss and HEAR each other's points of views and not consign each other to small, partisan boxes. That advice goes for me, too. David Brauer King Field TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ 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
