MEGAN WROTE: RT deserves four more years to keep this momentum rolling. Let's talk about that.
Michelle Responds: That is so funny. That is the same thing they said in the bush campaign. He needed four more years. The best thing that has come out of this 4 years of Rybak, in my opinion, is the police chief. I agree with Megan when she says this chief is well respected and wants to see change. If that is the case I wonder why he has suddenly disappeared from the radar. I think I know the reason, but I will keep that one to myself. Mayor Rybak started out with momentum, but somewhere along the line he ran out of steam. As to the prostitutes on Lowry, I'm sure Rybak isn't really courting their vote. I think the public wants a mayor who will work with all communities; who praise cops that should be praised and discipline those who should, especially when the tax payers have to pay for the consequences of that one or two bad cops; who allows his chief to run the police department instead of the city council; who listens to his constituents and not just the upper class. A mayor who does not support removing police from one precinct/community to put them into another. The STOP program, that was not even complete or fully discussed, was launched and has had no affect on crime. But other communities lost good cops. Now perhaps some of you see that Mayor Rybak does one, two, three or all of these things, but everyone has different views on what is most important to them. I agree that he has done some things, in the past, that I like but somewhere he lost sight of the ball. He has a few months to change my mind, but for now I will simply watch, wait and thank him for Chief McManus. Michelle Hill REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
