--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Eva again: >Also - moderates often don't feel > welcome at Democratic caucuses > either. I've heard similar criticism of the DFL.< > > Oh boy are you right about this. My ex-wife was a > DFL activist, and I > attended a lot of DFL functions, and man, the hate > was visceral. If you're not > solidly in the pro-labor, pro-choice crowd, it's not > a happy place to be. Ask Colin > Peterson, who is a very centrist US house member > from the 7th district. Every > time he has to struggle to get through the district > convention and suffer > attacks because he's a pro-life, NRA member > Democrat.
Oh really? I guess if you were to listen to Republicans, that's what they'd want you think. Half of the Minnesota DFL delegation to the US House are pro-Life, the other half are pro-Choice. All run as endorsed candidates. Can the GOP say the same? No. How many Republican pro-choice state Senators and House members are currently serving? You'd be lucky to name three. How many pro-Lifers on the DFL side? More than a dozen. Let's see, in Minneapolis there is a DFL Mayor and 10 out of 13 Council Memebrs are DFLers. So, does everything the Mayor or Council President want get the 10 pro stamps? Heck no. What of the Park Board where a sizable majority are DFLers? There certainly doesnt seem to be any rubber stamping. Caucuses have been unwelcoming because they always have been to new faces and ideas, yet somehow, DFL moderates find a way to get the endorsment and Republican moderates are shown the door. Ask Sheila Kiscaden. Eric Mitchell Saint Paul- former Mpls 5th Ward __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/ REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
