Last night's DFL 12-6 caucus drew 81 people, of which at least half were first timers. 79 ballots were cast for the presidential race, and all 30 delegate seats and all calls to volunteer were answered. Despite the overheated, standing-room-only space, the majority of the group was still hearing resolutions at 9:20 when I had to leave.
Representative Jean Wagenius gave an emotional, from-the-heart talk about the upcoming house race, and Senator Wes Skoglund hit home with a frank discussion of deficits and spending levels by the current administration. Wes said he hadn't seen this many people at the caucuses since the 60's. The group's attitude was definitely upbeat but mission-serious, as in "Let's Rock and Roll!" This was, I'm embarrassed to admit, my first caucus since Nixon's re-election bid--the last time I was this disgusted with our elected leaders. Doug Walter, Nokomis East 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
