I nominate Mr. Cooney post below as "Post of the Year." A fantastic analysis in a pithy 250 words.
Dean E. Carlson East Harriet, Ward 10 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cooney, Dale" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Monday, November 14, 2005 9:44 am Subject: Re: [Mpls] Doug Grow on the "Death of the Old Guard" As a fairly new DFLer and Rybak supporter, I find Wizard Marks post a bit ironic. > > I too find that the DFL can be a bit stagnant, but I've come to that conclusion for opposite reasons. It was the DFL party itself that came within a whisker of endorsing Peter McLaughlin for mayor. It seems that his years of toiling within the DFL apparatus had paid off. But his big convention victory now seems grossly out of touch with the will of rank and file DFL voters in Minneapolis. > > Its that very same insular party apparatus that allows the Walt Dzeidzics and Bob Fines of the world to secure relatively pain-free DFL endorsements. > > So while, at a city level, much of the entrenched DFL spins its wheels fighting "old school" versus "new school" battles at conventions, the DFL citizenry seems more than willing to take the lead by electing progressive,reform-minded candidates--particularly to the open seats. > > I have a great deal of respect for the activists that have been working hard and continue to work hard to make the local DFL a vibrant party. But perhaps the sitting-in-a-gym-for-11-hours-on-a-Saturday system of endorsements is a > bit too high a hurdle for the typical Minneapolis DFLer. > > -Dale Cooney > Central > 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:mpls@mnforum.org Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
